What are the properties of genetic material? Must encode information. The information must be used to direct the functioning of cellular processes. The information must be transmissible from generation to generation and from cell to cell. There must be the potential for mutation that can result in the physical variation that exists among individuals and between species. All the above are correct

What are the properties of genetic material? Must encode information. The information must be used to direct the functioning of cellular processes. The information must be transmissible from generation to generation and from cell to cell. There must be the potential for mutation that can result in the physical variation that exists among individuals and between species. All the above are correct

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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter10: From Proteins To Phenotypes

Section: Chapter Questions

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