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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 8SQ
When
- a. the two DNA strands unwind from each other
- b. the two DNA strands condense for base transfers
- c. old strands move to find new strands
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MindTap Biology, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Starr/Taggart/Evers/Starr's Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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