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In cells, genes are segments of dna that code for proteins; not sugars or complex carbohydrates, or lipids, but proteins. the code in the sequence of nucleotides in a gene specifies the sequence of nucleotides in messenger rna which in turn specifies the sequence of amino acids in a protein. the sequence is variable because of mutations which can change the sequence of amino acids in the protein coded for by that gene. therefore, in evolution, a change in a single code for a single amino acid may have an effect on individual survival. proteins carry out many functions in a cell such as:

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