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.

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

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

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:

• The manual holds the instructions for building structures, similar to how a chromosome contains genetic information.
• The interlocking bricks represent smaller units (like DNA bases) that come together to form the structures (which parallel proteins or genes).
• Each structure represents the final product, which is akin to a gene, but in this analogy, the manual itself serves as the chromosome that contains multiple instructions (genes).

Thus, "The manual is a chromosome" is the most accurate statement in this analogy.