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Reproduction, Genes, and Heredity
Genetic information is encoded in DNA molecules.
Item RH036003: The DNA molecules in the cells of a plant’s leaves and its in flowers is the same.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the DNA molecules in the cells of the leaves and the cells of the flowers of the same plant?
- The DNA molecules in the cells of the plant’s leaves and in the cells of its flowers are the same.
- The DNA molecules in the cells of the plant’s leaves and in the cells of its flowers are different.
- There are DNA molecules in the cells of the plant’s leaves, but there are no DNA molecules in the cells of its flowers.
- Neither the cells of the plant’s leaves nor the cells of its flowers contain DNA molecules.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2539 |
6–8 n = 1558 |
9–12 n = 978 |
Male n = 1223 |
Female n = 1274 |
English n = 2244 |
Other n = 224 |
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| A. | 33% | 29% | 40% | 33% | 33% | 34% | 30% |
| B. | 37% | 38% | 34% | 36% | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| C. | 18% | 19% | 14% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| D. | 12% | 13% | 11% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 16% |