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What is the definition of a gene?
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What is the definition of a gene?

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A sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that encodes a synthesis of a gene product.
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A gene is a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
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