Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 468

Question: The modern concept of gene is [DPMT 1985; CPMT 1994]

Options:

A) A segment of DNA capable of crossing over

B) A functional unit of DNA

C) A segment of DNA

D) A segment of chromosome

Show Answer

Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

A gene is a segment of DNA which contains the information for one enzyme or one polypeptide chain coded in the language of nitrogenous bases or the nucleotides.