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Explain the relationship between chromosomes and genes

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A chromosome is a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

A Gene is a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.


They are both located in the nucleus(with the acception of the gene sometimes being found in the mitochondria

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