Multiple Choice
Genes are a section of ___ and code for ___.
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1. Introduction to Genetics
Fundamentals of Genetics
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In the context of genetics, a gene can be described as a unit of heredity or as a segment of what that produces a functional product?
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Ribosome
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Chromosome
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DNA
D
Protein
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand that in genetics, a gene is defined as a unit of heredity responsible for passing traits from parents to offspring.
Recognize that a gene is a specific segment of a larger molecule that contains the instructions for making functional products.
Recall that the molecule containing genes is DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), which stores genetic information.
Know that the functional products produced from genes are typically proteins or RNA molecules, but the gene itself is a segment of DNA.
Therefore, the correct description is that a gene is a segment of DNA that produces a functional product.
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