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A unit of functional segment of DNA which determine single polypeptide chain is known as

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Recon

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Cistron

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Muton

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Complon

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The correct option is B Cistron
A cistron is a term used to describe the locus responsible for generating a protein. It can also be defined as the segment of DNA that contains all the information for production of single polypeptide.

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