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Identify the correct order of organization of genetic material from the largest to the smallest.

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Genome, chromosome, nucleotide, gene

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Genome, chromosome, gene, nucleotide

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Chromosome, genome, nucleotide, gene

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Chromosome, gene, genome, nucleotide

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Solution

The correct option is B Genome, chromosome, gene, nucleotide
The genome is the haploid set of chromosomes in a cell. A chromosome has many genes. A gene is made up of many nucleotides.

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