Genetics - Genes
What are Genes?
- Genes are the basic units of heredity. They consist of DNA and are part of a larger structure called the chromosome. Genes carry information that determine what characteristics are inherited from an organism’s parents. They determine traits such as the color of your hair, how tall you are, and the color of your eyes.
What are Chromosomes?
- Chromosomes are tiny structures inside cells made from DNA and protein. The information inside chromosomes acts like a recipe that tells cells how to function.
- Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes for a total of 46 chromosomes in ....
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