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What does a gene mean?

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a gene(s) are special cells that you get from youre parents genes determine what you look like as you were born and as you turn into an adult these cells determine what kind of characteristics you get meaning if you look like your dad or mom

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The determinant of a characteristic of an organism is called as gene. Gene is a segment of DNA and its nucleotide sequence specifies a polypeptide or an RNA

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their functions are a sperm cell

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