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A mutation is a permant change in a gene. What is a gene?​

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A gene is a tool which is used to transfer genetic/hereditary data from parent to offspring. Genes contain DNA, which allows the gene to have specific information assigned to it. A variation of a gene is called an allele.

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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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