Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305117396
Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 8SQ
DNA _______.
- a. guides form
- b. is the basis of traits
- c. is transmitted from and function parents to offspring
- d. all of the above
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Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)
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