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प्रश्न
What are genes? Where are the genes located?
उत्तर
Genes are basic units of hereditary. They are the means of passing characters/ traits from one generation to another. Genes are located on chromosomes. They are linear segments of DNA that code for a gene product. They can be dominant or recessive depending upon how they express themselves.
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