Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 5SQ
A set of cells that host various DNA fragments collectively representing an organism’s entire set of genetic information is a _________.
- a. genome
- b. clone
- c. genomic library
- d. GMO
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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