Which of the following was not considered a key characteristic of the genetic material even before nucleic acids were identified as the genetic material?
genetic material must encode the phenotype.
genetic material must encode complex information.
genetic material must be copied accurately.
genetic material must have a complex structure.
these are all key characteristics of genetic material.

D:Genetic material must have a complex structure.

freezing

deposition

condensation

explanation;

melting also called fusion is the process where solid becomes liquid, sublimation is the process where solid becomes gaseous without first changing to liquid, deposition involves change from gaseous to solid state, freezing involves change from liquid to solid, boiling or evaporation involves change of liquid to gaseous state, while condensation is the change from gaseous state to liquid state.

endothermic reactions involves absorption of heat from the surroundings or the environment while exothermic reactions involves loss of heat energy to the surroundings.

in this case, sublimation, evaporation and melting are endothermic reactions (gain energy from the environment) while, freezing, deposition and condensation are exothermic (loss of energy to the surroundings) reactions.