The basic structural and functional unit of heredity is known as .

trait

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gene

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genome

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genetic material

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The correct option is B gene
Gene is the basic structural and functional unit of heredity. It contains the information to express a particular character in an organism. In other words, genes are fragments of DNA which code for a protein.

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