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  2. A gene features a sequenced chain of nucleic acids which are able to pass on pieces of genetic information through the process of replication, transcription, and translation and provide one or more proteins, the type of which is based upon that piece of code’s specific sequence.

  3. Gene, unit of hereditary information that occupies a fixed position on a chromosome. Genes achieve their effects by directing the synthesis of proteins. They are composed of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), except in some viruses, which have genes consisting of a closely related compound called ribonucleic acid (RNA).

  4. Gene Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    : a part of DNA or sometimes RNA that is usually located on a chromosome and that contains chemical information needed to make a particular protein (as an enzyme) controlling or influencing an inherited bodily trait or activity (as eye color or metabolism) or that influences or controls the activity of another gene or genes

  5. What is a gene? - MedlinePlus

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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, which are needed for the body to function.

  6. A gene is defined as the fundamental, physical, and functional unit of heredity since a gene is comprised of nucleotides (on a specific site on a chromosome) that is responsible for the physical and heritable characteristics or phenotype of an organism.

  7. Gene

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    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.

  8. Gene - Wikipedia

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    The molecular gene definition is more commonly used across biochemistry, molecular biology, and most of genetics — the gene that is described in terms of DNA sequence. [1] There are many different definitions of this gene — some of which are misleading or incorrect.

  9. Genes are functional units of heredity as they are made of DNA. The chromosome is made of DNA containing many genes. Every gene comprises of the particular set of instructions for a particular function or protein-coding.

  10. Genes are segments of DNA located on chromosomes. Genes are inherited from our parents and contain the codes for the production of specific proteins.

  11. Gene is presently defined as ‘the unit of inheritance composed of a segment of DNA situated at a specific locus that carries coded information and also has the ability to undergo mutation and crossing over.’