Question

A manual contains instructions for how to build a variety of structures using a set of interlocking bricks. If this scenario is used as a model for genetic information, which statement is correct?(1 point)
Responses

The manual is a chromosome.
The manual is a chromosome.

Each set of instructions is a protein.
Each set of instructions is a protein.

Each structure is a gene.
Each structure is a gene.

The interlocking bricks are the chromosomes. ...

Answer 1

In the analogy you've presented, the correct statement would be:

**The manual is a chromosome.**

Here's how the analogy breaks down:

- The **manual** represents a **chromosome** because it contains the overall instructions and information needed to build various structures.
- Each **set of instructions** could be seen as a **gene**, as genes provide the specific information needed to produce proteins or traits.
- Each **structure** built from the instructions would represent a **protein**, as proteins are the end products resulting from the expression of genes.
- The **interlocking bricks** can be thought of as **nucleotides** or **DNA segments**, which are the building blocks that make up the genes (structures).

So, the best option among the given statements is that the manual represents a chromosome.