Question

Question
What is the main job of genes found inside of a chromosome?

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Responses

To carry instructions for making a cell's proteins.
To carry instructions for making a cell's proteins.

To transport water throughout all of an organism's cells.
To transport water throughout all of an organism's cells.

To create all of the energy that a cell needs.
To create all of the energy that a cell needs.

To form the main structure of the cell's nucleus.
To form the main structure of the cell's nucleus.

Answer 1

To carry instructions for making a cell's proteins.

Genes are DNA sequences that code for RNA and proteins (via transcription and translation), which determine cell structure and function.