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What is the genetic material for the majority of organisms?
What is the genetic material for the majority of organisms?
DNA
What are the two types of nucleic acids found in living systems?
What are the two types of nucleic acids found in living systems?
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA)
What does DNA stand for?
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
In which organisms does RNA act as a genetic material?
In which organisms does RNA act as a genetic material?
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What was not clear at the time of Mendel regarding the inheritance patterns?
What was not clear at the time of Mendel regarding the inheritance patterns?
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Study Notes
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the genetic material for most organisms.
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The two types of nucleic acids are DNA and ribonucleic acid (RNA).
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DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It's a double-stranded molecule that carries genetic information.
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RNA acts as the genetic material in some viruses, such as retroviruses.
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Mendel's work didn't explain how inheritance patterns occurred at the molecular level (the role of DNA).
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Test your knowledge of the molecular basis of inheritance with this quiz covering topics such as DNA, replication, transcription, translation, genetic code, gene expression regulation, human genome project, and DNA fingerprinting. Challenge yourself with questions related to the genetic material and its role in inheritance patterns.
