EBK BIOLOGY
EBK BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9780133996807
Author: Maier
Publisher: PEARSON CUSTOM PUB.(CONSIGNMENT)
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A gene is the basic functional unit for heredity. Genes are composed of the DNA strands and are located on the chromosomes. Genes are instructions to make the protein by the process of transcription and translation. The location where the gene is placed in the chromosome is termed as the locus of that gene.

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