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Genes are the basis of inheritance and are transferred from parents to offspring, and traits are inherited. Genes are arranged within chromosomes which has the single, long DNA molecule, a portion of which corresponds to a single gene. A gene could be as short as a few hundred base pairs or as long as many thousands. The term gene was introduced in 1909 by Danish geneticist, Wilhelm Johannsen. It was derived from the ancient Greek word, γόνος, gonos, which means offspring and procreation.
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Betsy, C.J., Siva, C. (2023). Genes and Genetic Codes. In: Fisheries Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6991-3_3
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