Analysis Of 'Biological Continuum'

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After reading chapter three I had a better understanding of DNA replication, what genes do, and also how humans are connected to other species, a better understanding on how we are all part of a “biological continuum”. In 1962 three men named James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins won of the most distinguished award which was the Noble prize. Although one more person also help discover DNA which she was not credited was Rosalind Franklen. DNA replication is the process one strand of DNA replicating itself this occurs in all living organism. The process in which DNA replication occurs is very fascinating its crazy that our bodies are continuously doing DNA replication. At first glance I thought the gene was DNA replication but

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