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A gene is a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of other genetic material.
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Helmer Homenick
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∙ 13y agoA gene is a unit of hereditary information made up by a specific nucleotide sequence.
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What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the Rose flower Gene Boerner?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Rosa 'Gene Boerner'.
Is there a werewolf gene?
The idea of a 'werewolf gene' has not been proven and accepted by the scientific community.
What does a Karotype show?
it is when the scientific gene is broken
What is the scientific gene name for bobcat?
Lynx rufus is the scientific name for the bobcat. 'Lynx' originates from an Indo-European term meaning "light" and was applied to bobcats and other members of the lynx family because they have luminescent, refelective eyes. 'Rufus' is Latin for red and refers to the cat's reddish-tan fur.
What scientific term describes a change in a gene?
A mutation
What is the scientific meaning for melt?
The scientific meaning for melt is when, a solid is turned into a liquid by melting the solid.
What does an allele code for?
It is the phenotype of a genotype...meaning, it is the actual- physical look of a specific gene not the gene sequence.
What is the meaning HGPR?
human gene patent report
What are unpolled cattle?
Polled is a term meaning the cow has a gene that they will have no horns. Unpolled is the opposite; they have the gene to grow horns.
What is the scientific meaning of energy-?
The meaning of energy in scientific terms: The ability to do work; as the Greek meaning goes: "Activity".
What does a scientific pedigree look like?
IT has boxes for men and circles fr women. Shaded for a recesive gene and unshaded for a dominant gene. It looks like a family tree
What is the scientific meaning of respiration?
breathing
