What mechanism alows for dna to be a information molecule?

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What mechanism alows for dna to be a information molecule?

..is it the double helix

2007-10-18 14:37:08 · 3 answers · asked by zooonami69 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)?

2007-10-18 14:40:07 · answer #1 · answered by "Johns" 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Yes and no. Several factors play in to this answer, but probably most important is the fact that the molecule acts as a template for making a copy of itself. Therefore, it can pass its information to the next generation.

2007-10-18 21:41:21 · answer #2 · answered by FrogChemist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the chromosomes..

2007-10-18 21:40:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋