The process by which the base sequence of all or a portion of a DNA molecule is used to direct the synthesis of an RNA molecule is called ________.
A. translation
B. replication
C. reverse transcription
D. transcription
Answer: D
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DNA strands are used as templates and how much of those strands are used as templates.
What will be an ideal response?
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between non-homologous chromosomes? a. crossing over b. aneuploidy c. trisomy d. translocation e. duplication
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