GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
GENETIC BASIS OF INHERITANCE
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proteins and hormones
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athletic ability
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reading and speaking
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dance routines
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Detailed explanation-1: -Proteins are made of amino acids that are strung together in a chain. Each 3-letter DNA sequence, or codon, encodes a specific amino acid.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gene. A segment of a DNA molecule (a sequence of bases) that codes for a particular protein and determines the traits (phenotype) of the individual. A gene is the basic unit of heredity in a living organism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Protein coding sequences are DNA sequences that are transcribed into mRNA and in which the corresponding mRNA molecules are translated into a polypeptide chain. Every three nucleotides, termed a codon, in a protein coding sequence encodes 1 amino acid in the polypeptide chain.
Detailed explanation-4: -DNA codes for RNA, which codes for proteins, according to the basic dogma of molecular biology. The Central Dogma discusses the critical functions of messenger RNA, transfer RNA, and ribosomal RNA in the protein-building process.