Chromosome component Crossword Clue

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Chromosome component Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHROMOSOME (noun)
1. a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
COMPONENT (noun)
1. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
2. an abstract part of something

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