Define the word gene
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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. In humans, genes vary in size from a few hundred DNA bases to more than 2 million bases.
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Define the word gene.
The gene is the basic and functional unit of inheritance. They are passed from parents to offspring and contain the information needed to specify traits.
Human beings have approximately 20,000 genes arranged on their chromosomes.
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