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What is the capacity of the genetic material in terms of carrying biological information?
What is the capacity of the genetic material in terms of carrying biological information?
- Incapacity to carry biological information
- Capacity to carry all necessary biological information (correct)
- Limited capacity to carry biological information
- Capacity to carry only a portion of biological information
Which characteristic must the genetic material exhibit in terms of replication?
Which characteristic must the genetic material exhibit in terms of replication?
- Ability to duplicate with high error rate
- Inability to duplicate itself
- Ability to duplicate with extraordinary fidelity (correct)
- Ability to duplicate with low fidelity
What must the genetic material be able to do in terms of information flow?
What must the genetic material be able to do in terms of information flow?
- Inhibit information flow
- Lose information across generations
- Transmit information from generation to generation (correct)
- Retain information within a generation
What role does the genetic material play in terms of genetic information?
What role does the genetic material play in terms of genetic information?
What is the error rate requirement for the replication of genetic material?
What is the error rate requirement for the replication of genetic material?