Understand that a gene is a section of a molecule of DNA
DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid
Double Helix shape
One section of molecules is called genes.
The gene carries characteristics which can be blood group, petal color, etc.
The genes are located in the nucleus and the information is passed to the cytoplasm, where it's transformed into protein. This protein controls the production of the characteristic.
How information is carried: Gene (in the nucleus) ----> Protein (cytoplasm)
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