3.15 Genes

- a section of a DNA molecule is called a gene
- Genes: Carries information which forms a characteristic of the organism, could be a blood group, petal colour (in a flower)
- The genes are located in the nucleus
- The information is passed to the cytoplasm and in the cytoplasm, the genetic information is transformed into a protein. The protein controls the production of the characteristic
- GENE(in the Nucleus) ---> PROTEIN(in the Cytoplasm)