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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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To explain: The reason why DNA profiles are unique for unrelated people.

Introduction: Gene is the basic functional unit of heredity. A gene is a sequence of nucleotides in genome that codes for a functioning molecule. Chromosomes are the large molecules of genes or DNA. The necessary information for every character of an organism is contained in DNA.

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