What is a gene? Explain its function.
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A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Genes, which are made up of DNA, act as instructions to make molecules called proteins.A gene is defined as a unit of inheritance composed of a segment of DNA or chromosome situated at a specific locus (gene locus) which carries coded information associated with a specific function and can undergo crossing over as well as mutation.
A gene is:
A unit of genetic material which is able to replicate,
It is a unit of recombination, i.e., capable of undergoing crossing over
A unit of genetic material which can undergo mutation,
A gene is:
A unit of genetic material which is able to replicate,
It is a unit of recombination, i.e., capable of undergoing crossing over
A unit of genetic material which can undergo mutation,
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