Biology: Life on Earth

10th Edition

ISBN: 9780321729712

Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers

Publisher: Benjamin Cummings

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Biology: Life on Earth

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Solution Summary: The author explains the role of nucleotides in living organisms. They are the basic subunits of RNA and deoxyribonucleic acid.

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