Genes are
A) nucleotides that code for DNA.
B) segments of proteins.
C) sequences of DNA that code for proteins.
D) static and do not change over time.
E) each made up of billions of nucleotides.

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Genes are specific sequences of DNA that code for proteins, and these proteins perform various functions within an organism. The other options are not accurate: A nucleotide is a basic building block of DNA, not a gene itself, and DNA can also contain non-coding sequences; a segment of a protein is not a gene; genes can change over time through mutations, so they are not static; and genes are not each made up of billions of nucleotides, although some genes can be quite large.

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