Science, asked by aaradhyarawat15, 4 months ago

What is a gene? What is its chemical composition and function?

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Answered by nirbhayrajsingh

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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. In humans, genes vary in size from a few hundred DNA bases to more than 2 million bases.

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Answered by sreya8b

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Gene is the unit of heridity in humans.

Genes are composed of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), except in some viruses, which have genes consisting of a closely related compound called ribonucleic acid(RNA).

If you need about gene see the attachment from my biology notes.

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