Each section of DNA that codes for a given protein is called:
A)Proteome
B)Gene
C)Allele
D)Genome
E)Metabolome

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A gene is a section of DNA that codes for a specific protein or RNA molecule. The other choices are not appropriate as they refer to broader concepts: proteome refers to the full set of proteins produced by an organism or cell, allele refers to different versions of a gene and genome refers to the entire genetic material of an organism, while metabolome is a term used to describe the full complement of metabolites in a biological system.

Each Section of DNA That Codes for a Given Protein