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A substance called _____ contains the instructions for life. DNA protein cell atom

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Deoxyribonucleic acid is composed of four different types of nitrogenous bases (Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine + Guanine) linked in pairs and bound to pentagonal sugars and phosphorus molecules to form a ladder-like stucture that is referred to as a double helix.

The DNA bases code for proteins which are produced during protein synthesis, these proteins aid life

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