Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 7, Problem 3RQ
Summary Introduction

To review:

The three functional levels of gene organization.

Introduction:

The region of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that code for the polypeptide chain is referred to as a gene. DNA is the genetic or hereditary material. All the genes of a particular individual are referred to as the genome as a whole while all the proteins produced by a genome are referred to as proteome.

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