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Gene

Each gene is a short section of the DNA molecule contained within a chromosome. These segments are the origin of each person’s hereditary characteristics and the support mechanism by which they are transmitted from generation to generation. Not all the DNA is thus constituted of genes, just 2 to 3% of it.

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