A gene in DNA is the code for assembling a sequence of
A) amino acids.
B) glucose molecules.
C) fatty acids used in a fat.
D) sugars.
E) functional groups. A gene is a series of nucleotides that codes for a specific sequence of amino acids to be assembled into a polypeptide.

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A gene is a series of nucleotides that codes for a specific sequence of amino acids to be assembled into a polypeptide. Therefore, a gene is responsible for assembling a sequence of amino acids, not glucose molecules, fatty acids, sugars, or functional groups.

A Gene in DNA Is the Code for Assembling a Sequence