The smallest units that retain the properties of an element are _____.

A) atoms
B) electrons
C) molecules
D) protons


Answer: A) atoms

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a. ground tissue b. vascular tissue c. dermal tissue d. protoderm e. procambium

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A gene can be mutated with no resulting functional change in the protein that is produced from that gene if

A) an entire codon has been removed. B) a codon has changed, but it codes for the same amino acid as the original codon. C) the mutation alters the active site of an enzyme. D) RNA polymerase can edit the mutation from the mRNA produced during translation.

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