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Give Reason:A gene is the unit of inheritance

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Gene is a unit of inheritance which are located on DNA of chromosomes. They are passed from parents to offsprings(inheritance) due to which children resembles their parents. The genetic make-up of the parents determines phenotype(external characters) of an offsprings.

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