Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 5SA
DNA _____.
- a. guides form and function
- b. is the basis of traits
- c. is transmitted from parents to offspring
- d. all of the above
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