Question

Which of the following is true regarding genes?

• A. Gene is a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring
• B. Gene is a distinct sequence of nucleotides forming part of a chromosome
• C. Gene is the order which determines the order of monomers in a polypeptide
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

• Genes are basic unit of heredity present on the chromosome.
  
• They are made up of DNA hence they are sequence of nucleotides.
  
• These orders of nucleotides in DNA later determine the sequence of polypeptide chain formed from them during translation.
• So, the correct option is 'All of the above'.