Question

1 multiple choice 10 points portion of dna that codes for a trait. anticodon gene codon sugar phosphate backbone 2 true or false 10 points chromosomes are made up of dna and proteins. true false 3 true or false 10 points you inherit 46 chromosomes from your mother and 46 chromosomes from your father. true false

Explanation:

1. A gene is a specific portion of DNA that contains the instructions for building a particular trait. An anticodon is part of tRNA, a codon is on mRNA, and the sugar - phosphate backbone is the structural part of DNA, not the coding part.
2. Chromosomes are indeed composed of DNA and proteins (histones).
3. Humans inherit 23 chromosomes from the mother and 23 chromosomes from the father, making a total of 46 chromosomes in somatic cells.

Answer:

1. gene
2. True
3. False