LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Genetic information is carried in the linear sequence of nucleotides in DNA.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nucleic acids, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), carry genetic information which is read in cells to make the RNA and proteins by which living things function. The well-known structure of the DNA double helix allows this information to be copied and passed on to the next generation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The type of RNA that contains the information for making a protein is called messenger RNA (mRNA) because it carries the information, or message, from the DNA out of the nucleus into the cytoplasm.

Detailed explanation-4: -Function in transmission of genetic information The structure of nucleic acids as polymers with unique sequences of bases (by way of their nucleotide residues) gives way to a high fidelity means of transmitting genetic information by reading and replicating the base sequence for a strand of DNA.