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Biomolecules
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Define mutation.

Answer

Mutation is the permanent alteration of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA or other genetic elements.

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Where does the water present in the egg go after the boiling the egg?

Why cannot vitamin C be stored in our body?

What products would be formed when a nucleotide from DNA containing thymine is hydrolysed?

When RNA is hydrolysed, there is no relationship among the quantities of different bases obtained. What does this fact suggest about the structure of RNA?

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Give one example each of (i) Reducing sugar and (ii) Non-reducing sugar.

Name the anomers of glucose.

State two characteristics of monosaccharides.

Name a carbohydrate containing five carbon atoms per molecule.