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Name the following:

  1. A specific part of a chromosome that determines hereditary characteristics.

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  1. Genes are the units of heredity and are responsible for the characteristic features.
  2. A segment of a DNA molecule (a sequence of bases) that codes for a specific protein and determines an individual's traits (phenotype). In a living organism, a gene is the basic unit of heredity

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