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Functional segments of DNA are called


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Genes :

  1. Genes are segments of DNA that carry genetic information from one generation to the next generation and thereby determine the heredity.
  2. Genes are capable of producing mRNA.
  3. Genes are the structural and functional units of heredity.

Final answer: Functional segments of DNA are called genes


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