Becker's World of the Cell (9th Edition)
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Author: Jeff Hardin, Gregory Paul Bertoni
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.7PS
Features of
- (a) Contains the base adenine.
- (b) Contains the
nucleotide deoxythymidine monophosphate. - (c) Occurs only in single-stranded form.
- (d) Is involved in the process of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm of the cells in the liver.
- (e) Is synthesized by a process that involves base pairing.
- (f) Is an inherently directional molecule, with an N-terminus on one end and a C-terminus on the other end.
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