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How do genes determine the traits of an organism? Explain in detail.
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How do genes determine the traits of an organism? Explain in detail.

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Im confused on what you mean

Step-by-step explanation:

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A common explanation is that gene is the “basic unit of heredity” which is kind of a useless definition.

A chromosome is a condensed (tightly packed) amount of DNA. A gene is a region of DNA that codes for a protein. These proteins determines your traits.

When a gene is active the protein is transcribed through the the central dogma (dna —> rna —> protein) that protein acts in a signaling pathway that will lead to a specific trait.

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