Expert: Paras Anand - 8/4/2009

Question
QUESTION: what is a gene made up of please and thanks

ANSWER: A gene is nothing but simply a piece of DNA that will finally code for proteins. It consists of all the information that is necessary for replication and transcription which takes place in conjunction with other cytosolic proteins.

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QUESTION: is the gene the cell that carries the design instruction for each part of the infant

Answer
Yes of course......
During development of the infant, these genes/DNA program cells of the body so that they become differentiated/specialized into different body cells that in turn form different body organs. All in all everything is finally controlled by the genes (and the proteins coded by it) at the molecular level.