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| − | A section of [[DNA]] that codes for the production of a [[protein]] or a portion of a protein. The gene is the fundamental unit of heredity. | + | A section of [[DNA]] that codes for the production of a [[protein]] or a portion of a protein. The gene is the fundamental unit of heredity. |
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| + | Although the gene is the fundamental unit of heredity, changes in genes (so-called "[[evolution]]") cannot explain the differences between [[species]], which require an [[intelligent design|Intelligent Designer]]<ref>Davis, Percival & Dean H. Kenyon, ''Of Pandas and People: The Central Question of Biological Origins''</ref>. Genes do, however, explain the differences in intelligence and academic performance between different races<ref>Herrenstein, Richard J. & Charles Murray, ''The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life''.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:29, February 22, 2007
A section of DNA that codes for the production of a protein or a portion of a protein. The gene is the fundamental unit of heredity.
Although the gene is the fundamental unit of heredity, changes in genes (so-called "evolution") cannot explain the differences between species, which require an Intelligent Designer[1]. Genes do, however, explain the differences in intelligence and academic performance between different races[2]