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What is genetic makeup?


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Gene:

  1. A gene may be defined as the unit of inheritance that is carried from the parent by a gamete in chromosomes and controls the expression of a character in a young one in cooperation with its allele, other genes, and environment.
  2. A gene is a linear segment of DNA and helps the body in synthesizing specific proteins.

Genetic makeup:

  1. There are about 20,000 genes in each cell of the human body.
  2. Gene makes up the blueprint for the human body and how it works.
  3. A person's genetic makeup is called a genotype.

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