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The unit of inheritance is

A. Antibody

B. Antigene

C. Gene

D. Chromosome

Answer: Option C

Solution (By Examveda Team)

The unit of inheritance is a gene.
A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity.
The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity and the molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional RNA.
Genes are made up of DNA. Some genes act as instructions to make molecules called proteins.

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