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The archae is a group of prokaryotes that have characteristics similar to bacteria as well as eukaryotes. While the replication proteins and RNA (Ribose
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Ch. 26.1 - Prob. 1SBCh. 26.1 - Prob. 2SBCh. 26.1 - Prob. 3SBCh. 26.1 - Prob. 4SBCh. 26.2 - What is a biofilm? Give an example of a biofilm...Ch. 26.2 - Prob. 2SBCh. 26.2 - Prob. 3SBCh. 26.3 - Prob. 1SBCh. 26.3 - Prob. 2SBCh. 26.3 - Prob. 3SB
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