François Jacob researched which genetic structures?
Chromosomes
Genes
Proteins
Lipids
Answer
Genes are the functional and physical units of heredity passed down from parents to offspring. As the fundamental units of inheritance, genes are discrete segments of DNA or RNA that code for specific proteins or non-coding RNA molecules, which in turn determine the traits and characteristics of an organism.
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