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What is the genetic material for SARS-CoV-2 encoded in?
What is the genetic material for SARS-CoV-2 encoded in?
In the late 1800s, DNA was known to be a chemical component of cells. By the late 1930s, what had convinced most biologists that one specific kind of molecule is the basis of inheritance?
In the late 1800s, DNA was known to be a chemical component of cells. By the late 1930s, what had convinced most biologists that one specific kind of molecule is the basis of inheritance?
During the 1940s, scientists discovered that chromosomes consist of which two types of chemicals?
During the 1940s, scientists discovered that chromosomes consist of which two types of chemicals?
What major discovery in the early 1950s convinced the scientific world that DNA was the hereditary material?
What major discovery in the early 1950s convinced the scientific world that DNA was the hereditary material?
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What specific property gives DNA its unique capacity to store genetic information, copy it, and pass it from generation to generation?
What specific property gives DNA its unique capacity to store genetic information, copy it, and pass it from generation to generation?
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What kind of molecules are DNA and RNA?
What kind of molecules are DNA and RNA?
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DNA and RNA consist of long chains of chemical units called what?
DNA and RNA consist of long chains of chemical units called what?
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Which two types of molecules make up chromosomes?
Which two types of molecules make up chromosomes?
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What was the basis of inheritance that most biologists became convinced of by the late 1930s?
What was the basis of inheritance that most biologists became convinced of by the late 1930s?
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What type of molecule acts as the hereditary material?
What type of molecule acts as the hereditary material?
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