Q. The segment of DNA which acts as the instrumental manual for the synthesis of the protein is:
A) ribose
B) gene
C) nucleoside
D) nucleotide
Explanation
[Solution from source] A gene is the segment of DNA that carries the coded information for making a particular protein. Ribose is a sugar, and nucleosides and nucleotides are only the building units of nucleic acids. Answer (2).
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