What is DNA? What purpose does it serve?

What will be an ideal response?


Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is what chromosomes are composed of. DNA is a very complex substance composed of large molecules that can be put together in an almost unlimited number of ways. Segments of DNA, called genes, are connected and arranged on the chromosomes. Each segment or gene is responsible for developing a particular characteristic. The code for how the animal is to be formed (all its characteristics) is encoded in the DNA that makes up the genes.

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Slavery was legally abolished in the United States by the

A. ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. B. surrender terms of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. C. Emancipation Proclamation. D. congressional statute banning slavery in all the states and territories of America. E. ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

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A(n) ____________________ is a piece of wood or metal that is thick on one end and tapers down to a

thin edge on the other end.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A car travels 563km while consuming 60 liters of petrol (gasoline). What is the car’s gas mileage in mpg?

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Power to the control transformer is controlled by the conditioned area thermostat.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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