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Heredity Units Crossword Clue

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199%5Exact Match!
239%4Units of heredity
339%6Units of heredity

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We think the answer is "GENES" which means:

    noun
  • • (genetics) a segment of dna that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding dna as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Our genes determine our unique physical characteristics."
  • • "She inherited her blue eyes from her grandmother's genes."

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