It is a structure that is constituted as a functional unit that is responsible for the transfer of hereditary traits. The set of genes that make up the same species is called a genome.
The science that is responsible for the study of this unit of inheritance is called genetics. Each position of genes on the chromosome of the cell nucleus is known as a locus. Genes affect the development of diseases, since a variation in their sequence can lead to the development of a genetic pathology, which is hereditary.
Generally, genes work by synthesizing functional RNA, such as transfer or ribosomal RNA , to generate a protein. There are genes that, due to mutation or reorganization processes, cease to be functional and are called pseudogenes.
