According to the text, the most significant thing that genes do is:
A) determine how the brain will be constructed
B) build proteins
C) keep the organism alive by regulating physiological processes
D) produce sperm and ova so organisms can reproduce

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The text states that genes primarily build proteins, which are essential to the functioning of cells and therefore the entire organism. While genes also play a role in brain development and physiological regulation, these functions are secondary to their primary function of building proteins. Genes also play a role in reproduction, but this is not stated to be their most significant function in the text.

According to the Text, the Most Significant Thing That Genes