Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 5SQ

The main function of a DNA molecule is to ________ .

  1. a. store heritable information
  2. b. carry a translatable message
  3. c. form peptide bonds between amino acids.
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