Video Transcript
True or False: A gene is a section
of DNA that contains the information needed to produce a particular
characteristic.
Inside most of the cells in the
human body is DNA. This is the genetic material that
contains all the information that we need to exist. Inside our cells, this DNA is wound
up tightly in structures called chromosomes.
Genes are sections of DNA that
provide instructions for different characteristics, such as hair color or eye color
and many others. There’s over 20,000 genes in our
DNA, and these are responsible for making us who we are.
So if we look at the statement in
the question, “a gene is a section of DNA that contains the information needed to
produce a particular characteristic,” this is true.
