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What is the segment of DNA?


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DNA:

  1. The molecule inside the nucleus of the cell contains the genetic information responsible for the development and function of an organism.
  2. DNA allows this information to be passed from one generation to the next.

A segment of DNA:

  1. The functional segment of DNA is called genes.
  2. Gene is the segment of DNA that codes for a functional protein.
  3. Genes are inherited from parents to offspring.
  4. They are responsible to carry genetic information from one generation to another.
  5. Segments of DNA that carry genetic information are called genes, and they are inherited by offspring from their parents during reproduction.

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