In biology, the word gene has two meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity. The molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional …

2025年1月9日 · gene, unit of hereditary information that occupies a fixed position (locus) on a chromosome. Genes achieve their effects by directing the synthesis of proteins. In eukaryotes …

2024年5月21日 · A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Genes are made up of DNA. Some genes act as instructions to make molecules called proteins, which are needed …

2024年1月11日 · Genes are made of DNA, which determines what an organism is like, its appearance, how it survives, and how it behaves in its environment. All living beings have …

2 天之前 · Genes are passed from parents to offspring and contain the information needed to specify physical and biological traits. Most genes code for specific proteins, or segments of …

2020年10月27日 · A gene is an extremely specific sequence of nucleotide monomers that has the ability to completely or partially control the expression of one or more traits in every type of …

2022年5月20日 · Genes are segments of your DNA, which give you physical characteristics that make you unique. Together, your body has a complete instruction manual that tells your cells …

2024年5月15日 · This page provides information about basic genetic concepts such as DNA, genes, chromosomes, and gene expression. Genes play a role in almost every human trait …

2009年7月8日 · Genes are specific sequences of bases that encode instructions for how to make proteins. The DNA sequence is the particular side-by-side arrangement of bases along the …

The central dogma states that DNA organized into genes specifies the sequences of messenger RNA (mRNA), which, in turn, specifies the amino acid sequence of proteins. The genotype of a …