Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 5TYK
Which of the following is a statement of the central dogma of biology?
- a. Survival of the fittest.
- b. A ═ T; C ≡ G.
- c. DNA → RNA → protein.
- d. Your karma ran over my dogma.
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