Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780357093795
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING (CUSTOM)
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Chapter 15, Problem 4SQ
For each species, all ________ in the complete set of chromosomes is the ________.
- a. genomes; library
- b. DNA; genome
- c. mRNA; start of cDNA
- d. cDNA; start of mRNA
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