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Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 20, Problem 1RQ

If life is based on information, what is that information?

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To determine

To analyze:

The meaningof information regarding life.

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Introduction:

Information on which life is based on includes the study of making molecules, working on various systems of the organism.

Life is called as cell theory.

Information regarding life guides us about how processes work in an organism.

This information is kept in rungs of DNA ladder and expressed by the sequence of operation in the organism.

Conclusion:

Information of life states that organisms are an open system which is composed of the cell. Undergo metabolism and growth.

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Ch. 20 - If life is based on information, what is that...Ch. 20 - How does the DNA molecule produce a copy of...Ch. 20 - What would happen to a life-form if the genetic...Ch. 20 - What would happen to a life-form if the...Ch. 20 - Give an example of natural selection acting on new...Ch. 20 - Prob. 6RQCh. 20 - Why do scientists generality think that liquid...Ch. 20 - Prob. 8RQCh. 20 - What is the significance of the Miller-Urey...Ch. 20 - Prob. 10RQ
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