Distinguish the functions of DNA and RNA in a eukaryote

What will be an ideal response?


DNA is responsible for the storage and replication of genetic information; RNA is involved in the expression of stored genetic information.

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In some Greenland villages, nearly all recent newborns are female. Which range of PCB levels would you expect in those villages?

1.<1.0 µm/ml 2.1.0–1.9 µm/ml 3.2.0–4.0 µm/ml 4.>4.0 µm/ml

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ATP

a. can be produced by photosynthesis. b. is produced in the degradation of organic compounds such as glucose. c. is generated in anaerobic respiration. d. is formed in aerobic respiration. e. does all of these.

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Which of the following would be considered a carrier of a sex-linked recessive defect?

a. a man with the defect b. a woman with the defect c. a father of a son with the defect d. the normal daughter whose father had the defect e. a son of two unaffected parents

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The deepest water of an ocean in deep-sea trenches and canyons is referred to as the hadalpelagic zone

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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