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  • Question
  • Which best describes Genes?


  • Options
  • A. long, double chains of nucleic acids.
  • B. long, single chains of amino acids.
  • C. long, single chains of nucleic acids.
  • D. long, double chains of amino acids.

  • Correct Answer
  • long, double chains of nucleic acids. 

    Explanation

    Gene is a segment of chromosomal DNA or a sequence of DNA or RNA that codes for a molecule that has a function. It is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity.

     

    As genes are made up of DNA it impies that they are long, double chains of nucleic acids as DNA is made of nucleic acids.

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