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)

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

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

The interlocking bricks are the chromosomes.
The interlocking bricks are the chromosomes.

Each set of instructions is a protein.

Answer 1

In this scenario, the correct statement is:

The manual is a chromosome.

Here's the reasoning behind the statements:

• The manual represents the overall set of genetic information (like a chromosome) that contains instructions for building various structures (genes).
• Each structure is a specific outcome of those instructions (gene).
• The interlocking bricks can be seen as the basic units (nucleotides) that make up the instructions, but they don't represent chromosomes in this context.
• Each set of instructions leads to the creation of a structure (protein), but the instructions themselves relate to genes rather than directly being proteins.

Therefore, the best fit is that the manual itself is analogous to a chromosome.