Biology
Grade-10
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Question

__________ is the unit of heredity.

  1. Gene

  2. DNA

  3. RNA

  4. Chromosome

hintHint:

Gene

The correct answer is:

Gene


    A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Genes are made up of DNA. Some genes act as instructions to make molecules called proteins. However, many genes do not code for proteins.

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