The segment of DNA which acts as the instructional manual for the synthesis of the protein is
- ribose
- gene
- nucleoside
- nucleotide
Answer
(2) gene
Solution
As per NCERT, a gene is a segment of DNA that carries the coded message (sequence of bases) for the synthesis of a particular protein.
Ribose is a sugar, a nucleoside is base + sugar and a nucleotide is base + sugar + phosphate; none of them alone carries the message for a protein.
Answer: (2)