Which of the following correctly organizes these genetic terms in order from smallest to largest? A:chromosome, gene, nucleotide, DNA B:nucleotide, gene, DNA, chromosome C:DNA, nucleotide, gene, chromosome D:DNA, nucleotide, chromosome, gene
The correct answer is nucleotide, genes, DNA, chromosomes or letter B. Nucleotides are composed of base pairs like adenine and thymine, 5 carbon sugar and a phosphate group which form together a DNA strand with repeated nucleotides. Chromosomes are composed of DNA strands coiled together. Chromosomes thus, contain a hundred genes. Genes are made up of DNA, it is a certain segment in the DNA which dictate a trait.
