Question

dna is made up of a long series of nucleic acids. a predetermined sequence that contains the information to produce a specific protein is called a ________.
options: ribosome, gene, nucleosome, chromosome, i dont know yet

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Ribosome: A cellular structure for protein synthesis, not a DNA sequence.
• Gene: A segment of DNA with instructions for a specific protein. This matches the description.
• Nucleosome: A DNA - histone complex for packaging, not a protein - coding sequence.
• Chromosome: A DNA - protein complex with many genes, not a single protein - coding sequence.

Answer:

B. gene