Which Statement Defends the Concept That the Term "Gene" Is

Multiple Choice

Which statement defends the concept that the term "gene" is better defined as a nucleotide sequence that encodes for one or more functional products rather than encoding for one or more functional proteins?

A) Products of genes include ribonucleotides as well as proteins.
B) Intron sequences in DNA do not encode proteins.
C) The genetic code is redundant,therefore the same codon may be encoded by different DNA triplets.
D) Genes in bacteria are organized as operons that can lead to several protein products.