1. What is a gene? 2. Why do proteins, built from instructions contained in an organism’s genes, determine many of an organism’s traits? 3. How is DNA packaged into chromosomes? 4. What is the...

1. What is a gene?

2. Why do proteins, built from instructions contained in an organism’s genes, determine many of an organism’s traits?

3. How is DNA packaged into chromosomes?

4. What is the difference between a diploid cell and a haploid cell? What types of cells are haploid?