GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
INHERITANCE AND VARIATION
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Question
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Units of inherited information
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genetic variation
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mendelian genetics
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genetics
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genes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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. However, many genes do not code for proteins.
Detailed explanation-2: -The gene is considered the basic unit of inheritance. Genes are passed from parents to offspring and contain the information needed to specify physical and biological traits. Most genes code for specific proteins, or segments of proteins, which have differing functions within the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Genes: Characteristics were determined by genes, or units of inheritance, which determined the characteristics displayed in an individual.
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