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Genes are segments of:

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Chromosome

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DNA

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C

mRNA

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Nucleolus

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Solution

The correct option is C DNA
Gene is the segment of DNA that carries genetic information. This information gets inherited from one generation to another.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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