<h3>In general,the more massive a star is,the shorter it's life span on the main sequence.After the hydrogen fuel at the core has been consumed,the star evolves away from the main sequence on the HR diagram,into a supergiant,red giant,or directly to a white dwarf.</h3><h2>--SirGerick--</h2>
A gene codes for a particular protein that is involved in the expression of a trait. Characteristics determined by single genes are called Mendelian traits.