A gene can best be defined as ________.

A) a three-base triplet that specifies a particular amino acid
B) noncoding segments of DNA up to 100,000 nucleotides long
C) a segment of DNA that carries the instructions for one polypeptide chain
D) an RNA messenger that codes for a particular polypeptide


C) a segment of DNA that carries the instructions for one polypeptide chain

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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