Multiple Choice
In fundamentals of genetics, different versions of a gene are known as what?
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1. Introduction to Genetics
Fundamentals of Genetics
Multiple Choice
In the context of the fundamentals of genetics, what is the term for a segment of DNA located on a chromosome that contributes to a trait?
A
A nucleotide
B
A gene
C
A centromere
D
A codon
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand that DNA is organized into segments that carry hereditary information.
Recall that a nucleotide is the basic building block of DNA, not a segment that codes for traits.
Recognize that a codon is a sequence of three nucleotides that codes for a specific amino acid, but it is smaller than the segment responsible for traits.
Know that a centromere is a region of a chromosome important for chromosome movement during cell division, not for coding traits.
Identify that a gene is the segment of DNA located on a chromosome that contains the instructions to produce a trait.
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