Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 15.1, Problem 4R
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The reason for the involvement of G–C (guanine–cytosine) base pairs in many mutations.

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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is composed of two types of nitrogen-containing base, called purines and pyrimidines. The purines involve adenine and guanine and pyrimidines involve thymine and cytosine. Adenine joins with thymine and guanine joins with cytosine.

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