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1). A functional hereditary unit that occupies a fixed location in a chromosome, has a specific influence on the phenotype (usually) through encoding a single polypeptide chain or molecule), and is capable of mutation to various allelic forms. 2). DNA segment that performs a specific function and is a unit of inheritance.

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