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a_sh-v [17]
3 years ago
7

A _______ is a segment of a DNA molecule which codes for a specific protein, while a __________ is a long molecule of DNA wrappe

d around proteins.
Biology
2 answers:
PtichkaEL [24]3 years ago
8 0
The answer:
gene
nucleosome
Flauer [41]3 years ago
6 0

Answer is gene ; chromatin

Genes are the functional units of heredity. It is usually defined as a segment of DNA that contains the instructions for the synthesis of a specific protein.  

In eukaryotes, the DNA in the nucleus is present in the chromosomes. Each chromosomes consists of a single, long linear DNA molecule associated with proteins that fold and pack the fine DNA thread into a more compact structure. The complex of DNA and protein is called chromatin.  


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