NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

VIRUSES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following best describes a gene?
A
A section of DNA
B
A bundle of DNA
C
Every cell in your body has 23 pairs of genes
D
All of the genetic material in your cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A gene is a segment of DNA with a particular sequence of nucleotides.

Detailed explanation-2: -Correct Option-B A specific length of DNA responsible for the inheritance and expression of the character. Explanation-Gene is a particular segment of DNA which is responsible for the inheritance and expression of a particular character.

Detailed explanation-3: -The answer is nucleic acid sequence.

Detailed explanation-4: -A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Genes are made up of DNA. Some genes act as instructions to make molecules called proteins.

Detailed explanation-5: -Each DNA sequence that contains instructions to make a protein is known as a gene. The size of a gene may vary greatly, ranging from about 1, 000 bases to 1 million bases in humans. Genes only make up about 1 percent of the DNA sequence.

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