| − | {{stub}}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 cannot explain the differences between [[species]], which most Christians think require an [[intelligent design|Intelligent Designer]]<ref>Davis, Percival & Dean H. Kenyon, ''Of Pandas and People: The Central Question of Biological Origins''</ref>. | + | {{stub}}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. |