A sequence of nucleotides in a chromosome that controls the production of a protein is a
A) polysome.
B) gene.
C) intron.
D) chromatid.
E) operon.

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A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Genes, which are made up of DNA, act as instructions to make molecules called proteins. This sequence of nucleotides in a chromosome that controls the production of a protein defines what a gene is.

A Sequence of Nucleotides in a Chromosome That Controls the Production