The sequence of nucleotides in DNA represents a code that cells can use to create
A)amino acids.
B)chromosomes.
C)proteins.
D)genes.

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The sequence of nucleotides in DNA serves as a template for creating RNA, which then codes for the sequence of amino acids in a protein. Therefore, the code in DNA ultimately determines the sequence of amino acids that makes up a protein. Chromosomes are structures that contain DNA, but they themselves are not created by the DNA code. Genes are segments of DNA that contain the instructions for making a particular protein, so the answer could be D as well, but C is a more comprehensive answer as it addresses the role of DNA in protein synthesis.

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