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a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is the unit of inheritance specifying the structure of a protein

all the hereditary information (i.e., genetic make-up) of an organism that is encoded in DNA.

genetic material; the combination of alleles that make up an organism’s DNA; entirely hereditary

the period between fertilization of the ovum and birth

characterized as being small bodied or has lightly-constructed anatomy; the opposite of robust