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which statement best describes the role of a gene in the production of an
organism's traits?
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a. a gene exits the nucleus and goes to a ribssome to assemble its
protein
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b. a gene has versions called alleles so that it can produce different
traits.
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c. a gene unwinds and becomes a template that organizes amino
acids.
d. a gene contains the code for a specific protein that produces a
phenotype.
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1. amino acid refers to the fundamental building block of proteins, comprising of an amino group and a carboxyl group.

2. catalyst refers to any substance, which increases the rate of chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction.

3. a complex molecule containing he genetic code is dna or deoxyribonucleic acid.

4. an enzyme refers to a molecule of protein, which is unique in accelerating up a particular chemical reaction in the biological systems.

5. nucleic acid refers to an sequence of sugars, phosphates, and nitrogenous bases, for example, dna and rna.

6. a protein refers to a large, composite organic molecule comprising of a huge number of amino acids associated together with the of peptide bonds.

7. rna refers to a nucleic acid that takes part in the production of proteins.

8. substrate refers to a compound, which takes part in a chemical reaction, and is chemically modified by the reaction.