Question

Which statement is the best physical description of a gene? A chromosome is a segment of a gene. Genes carry many chromosomes. A gene is a specific segment of DNA on a chromosome. A gene consists of all of the DNA on a chromosome.

Answer 1

c,

Step-by-step explanation:

a gene is a specific sediment of DNA on a chromosome

Answer 2

The correct option is C. A gene is a specific segment of DNA on a chromosome

Step-by-step explanation:

Option A is false because a gene is a segment on a chromosome.

Option B is false because a chromosome carries many genes.

Option D is false because a gene carries a segment of DNA, not all of the DNA.

Option C is correct because there are many genes present on a single chromosome. Each gene carries a segment of DNA. The position of a gene on the chromosome is known as its loci.