WHAT IS A GENE?

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In order to completely understand the size and the relationship of genes to cells, we must take a look at some of the bigger components within which the gene lies.

There are seven different steps that we need to look at to completely understand a gene and its location. These are as follows:

• Cell

• Nucleus

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Gene

• Genes are translated into amino-acids (proteins)

• Close-up of a Gene

• Size Relationship Map

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