What Properties Must a Substance Possess in Order to Serve

question 15

Multiple Choice

What properties must a substance possess in order to serve as the genetic material? Select all that apply.

• A)It must consist of many different types of subunits in order to code for the large variety of characteristics of a living organism.
• B)It must be able to store information that pertains to the development,structure,and metabolic activities of the cell or organism.
• C)It must be stable,so that it can be replicated with high accuracy during cell division and be transmitted from generation to generation.
• D)It must be able to catalyze chemical reactions at very high speeds in order to direct the metabolic activities of the cell.
• E)It must be able to undergo rare changes,called mutations,that provide the genetic variability required for evolution to occur.

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Definitions:

Equity Method

An accounting technique used to record an investor’s proportional share of an associate company’s earnings or losses on its financial statements.

Unrecognised Losses

Losses that have occurred but have not been officially recorded in the financial statements.

Controlling Interest

Controlling interest is a situation in which an investor, entity, or group of entities owns enough shares to dictate the company's policies and direction through voting power.

Ownership Structure

The way in which a company is owned and organized, detailing the distribution of shareholder and stakeholder interests.