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Choose the correct sequence starting with the smallest unit:?

a. Nucleotide, allele, gene, DNA, chromosome
b. Gene, nucleotide, allele, DNA, chromosome
c. Nucleotide, DNA, allele, gene, chromosome
d. DNA, gene, allele, chromosome, nucleotide Any idea?

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c.Nucleotide, DNA, allele, gene, chromosome

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The right option is c. Nucleotide, DNA, allele, gene, chromosome

Nucleotide is the basic structural unit (monomer) of a nucleic acid such as DNA.

DNA is a polymer of nucleotides that contains genetic information of a cell. A DNA nucleotide is made up of three parts which are; a nitrogen base, a five-carbon sugar, and a phosphate group.

An allele is a possible form of a gene. Genes usually have two alleles; a recessive allele and a dominant allele.

A gene is a small part of DNA that stores information.

Chromosomes are thread-like structures, composed of protein and one molecule of DNA that carry genetic information in the form of genes.


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