Unit of biological inheritance (4)

I believe the answer is:

gene

(Other definitions for gene that I've seen before include "Hereditary molecule" , "Factor controlling heredity carried by chromosome" , "Element of heredity" , "Hereditary unit on chromosome" , "Unit of heredity significance" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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