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ss7ja [257]
4 years ago
15

A major unit of the genetic code is called a(n)______.

Biology
2 answers:
Lana71 [14]4 years ago
8 0
I think it is chromosome i hope this helps 
chubhunter [2.5K]4 years ago
4 0
Chromosome is the answer.
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