gene

Genes are segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that contain the code for a specific protein that functions in one or more types of cells in the body or the code for functional ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules. Cells contain chromosomes which are structures that contain a person’s genes.1

  1. https://www.msdmanuals.com/home/fundamentals/genetics/genes-and-chromosomes ↩︎
Scroll to Top