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Define gene. What are its important characteristics?

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Gene is the unit of inheritance. Genes are found on chromosomes at fixed positions
a. Each gene is responsible for a providing particular trait to an organism.
b. Chemically, gene is a segment of a large polynucleotide molecule called DNA (Deoxy ribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid
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