Unit of heredity Crossword Clue

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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

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HEREDITY (noun)
1. the total of inherited attributes
2. the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
UNIT (noun)
1. an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
2. any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

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