Biology A-Level
evidence and acceptance
What evidence and acceptance means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of evidence and acceptance
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Accumulating experimental evidence demonstrated that DNA, rather than protein, was responsible for bacterial transformation and viral infection, proving it carried the genetic code.
Topics that use evidence and acceptance
- Structure of DNA and RNA (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- base sequence
- condensation reaction
- four bases and twenty amino acids
- hydrogen bonds
- messenger RNA
- nuclear pore
- nucleotide structure
- relative simplicity of DNA
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