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Tju [1.3M]
3 years ago
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What is the definition of the word gene

Biology
2 answers:
Marat540 [252]3 years ago
5 0

(in informal use) a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

blondinia [14]3 years ago
4 0
<span>A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.</span>
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