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Q. But DNA is...

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Q. But DNA is the unit of Heredity?
(Genes are the units of heredity) that
characteristics of organisms.

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The genes are the particular segment of the DNA.Hence, they are the part of DNA.Therefore, genes are the units of heredity which transfer in the form of DNA from parents to offsprings.

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