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Can you identify the major theme illustrated by each of the following examples?

• A nucleotide sequence is a code that provides instructions for building a specific polypeptide from amino acids.  
• It is reasonable to infer that lactose intolerance is rare among northern Europeans because the ability to tolerate lactose offered a survival advantage to their ancestors.  
• The unique properties of an organic compound depend not only on its carbon skeleton but also on the atoms attached to the skeleton.  
• You must digest macromolecules in food to make their monomers available to your cells, which can then rebuild the monomers into the macromolecules that make up your body.