According to the Text, the Most Significant Thing That Genes

question 81

Multiple Choice

According to the text, the most significant thing that genes do is:

• A) determine how the brain will be constructed
• B) build proteins
• C) keep the organism alive by regulating physiological processes
• D) produce sperm and ova so organisms can reproduce

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Definitions:

Robert K. Merton

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