The correct option is A: Encode a protein. The gene functions to code a protein and is the basic unit of heredity.
<u>EXPLANATION:</u>
Genes are made up of DNA and directs the synthesis of proteins. It is the genetic information that determines the traits of offspring.
Genes occupy fixed position on chromosomes and are in fact the basic units that define the physical traits of an offspring. Each gene contains a particular set of instructions that are used for encoding the proteins.
I believe it could be yes or no because it doesn’t specify if you did or not but if i were to guess i would say yes because you willingly got on the bus to change the sentence i would say During lunch your friend asked you to comeover after school you say “yeah sure” and get on the bus to go home