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Concepts of Genetics 11th Edition by William Klug,Michael Cummings,Charlotte Spencer,Michael Palladino

Edition 11ISBN: 9781292139456
book Concepts of Genetics 11th Edition by William Klug,Michael Cummings,Charlotte Spencer,Michael Palladino cover

Concepts of Genetics 11th Edition by William Klug,Michael Cummings,Charlotte Spencer,Michael Palladino

Edition 11ISBN: 9781292139456
Exercise 2
Review the Chapter Concepts list. Most center around DNA and RNA and their role of serving as the genetic material. Write a short essay that contrasts these molecules, including a comparison of advantages conferred by their structure that each of them has over the other in serving in this role.
▪Except in some viruses, DNA serves as the genetic material in all living organisms on Earth.
▪According to the Watson-Crick model, DNA exists in the form of a right-handed double helix.
▪The strands of the double helix are antiparallel and are held together by hydrogen bonding between complementary nitrogenous bases.
▪The structure of DNA provides the means of storing and expressing genetic information.
▪RNA has many similarities to DNA but exists mostly as a single-stranded molecule.
▪In some viruses, RNA serves as the genetic material.
▪Many techniques have been developed that facilitate the analysis of nucleic acids, most based on detection of the complementarity of nitrogenous bases.
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