Multiple Choice
In the fundamentals of genetics, what term refers to different forms of the same gene at a particular locus?
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1. Introduction to Genetics
Fundamentals of Genetics
Multiple Choice
In the fundamentals of genetics, what term describes a section of DNA that codes for a trait?
A
Nucleotide
B
Ribosome
C
Gene
D
Chromosome
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand that DNA is composed of smaller units called nucleotides, which are the building blocks but do not themselves code for traits.
Recognize that a chromosome is a large structure made up of DNA and proteins, containing many genes, but it is not the specific section that codes for a trait.
Know that ribosomes are cellular structures responsible for protein synthesis, not sections of DNA.
Identify that a gene is a specific sequence of DNA nucleotides that contains the instructions to produce a particular trait or protein.
Conclude that the term describing a section of DNA that codes for a trait is a 'gene'.
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