Of the Following, Which Is the Most Current Description of a Gene

question 83

Multiple Choice

Of the following, which is the most current description of a gene?

• A) a unit of heredity that causes formation of a phenotypic characteristic
• B) a DNA subunit that codes for a single complete protein
• C) a DNA sequence that is expressed to form a functional product: either RNA or polypeptide
• D) a DNA-RNA sequence combination that results in an enzymatic product
• E) a discrete unit of hereditary information that consists of a sequence of amino acids

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