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What is the primary function of DNA in living cells?
What is the primary function of DNA in living cells?
- Providing energy for cellular activities
- Serving as a structural component of cell membranes
- Regulating metabolic pathways in the cell
- Encoding the instructions for life and transmitting genetic information (correct)
Which molecule is responsible for carrying and transmitting genetic information from parents to offspring?
Which molecule is responsible for carrying and transmitting genetic information from parents to offspring?
- Proteins
- RNA
- Lipids
- DNA (correct)
What does DNA stand for?
What does DNA stand for?
- Ribonucleic acid
- Deoxyribose nucleotide acid
- Deoxyribonucleic acid (correct)
- Ribose nucleotide acid
Which of the following is NOT a function of DNA?
Which of the following is NOT a function of DNA?
Study Notes
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a crucial molecule in living cells, as it encodes the instructions for life and is responsible for carrying and transmitting genetic information from parents to offspring[100][101][102][103][104][105][106][108][109][110][111][112][113][114][115][116][118][119][120][121][122][123][124][125][126][128][129][130][131][132][133][134][135][136][138][139][140][141][142][143][144][145][146][148][149][150][151][152][153][154][155][156][158][159][160][161][162][163][164][165][166][168][169][180][181][182][183][184][185][186][188][189][190][191][192][193][194][195][196][198][199][200][201][202][203][204][205][206][208][209][210][211][212][213][214][215][216][218][219][220][221][222][223][224][225][226][228][229][230][231][232][233][234][235][236][238][239][240][241][242][243][244][245][246][248][249][250][251][252][253][254][255][256][258][259][260][261][262][263][264][265][266][268][269][280][281][282][283][284][285][286][288][289][290][291][292][293][294][295][296][298][299][300][301][302][303][304][305][306][308][309][310][311][312][313][314][315][316][318][319][320][321][322][323][324][325][326][328][329][330][331][332][333][334][335][336][338][339][340][341][342][343][344][345][346][348][349][350][351][352][353][354][355][356][358][359][360][361][362][363][364][365][366][368][369][380][381][382][383][384][385][386][388][389][390][391][392][393][394][395][396][398][399][400][401][402][403][404][405][406][408][409][410][411][412][413][414][415][416][418][419][420][421][422][423][424][425][426][428][429][430][431][432][433][434][435][436][438][439][440][441][442][443][444][445][446][448][449][450][451][452][453][454][455][456][458][459][460][461][462][463][464][465][466][468][469][480][481][482][483][484][485][486][488][489][490][491][492][493][494][495][496][498][499][500][501][502][503][504][505][506][508][509][510][511][512][513][514][515][516][518][519][520][521][522][523][524][525][526][528][529][530][531][532][533][534][535][536][538][539][540][541][542][543][544][545][546][548][549][550][551][552][553][554][555][556][558][559][560][561][562][563][564][565][566][568][569][580][581][582][583][584][585][586][588][589][590][591][592][593][594][595][596][598][599][600][601][602][603][604][605][606][608][609][610][611][612][613][614][615][616][618][619][620][621][622][623][624][625][626][628][6
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Test your knowledge about the structure and function of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the molecule responsible for carrying and transmitting genetic information in living cells.
