1 the set of exogenic (physical, chemical and biological) processes that alter the physical and chemical state of rocks at or near the earth's surface.  intensity of most weathering decreases with depth, because variations in temperature and moistures decrease with depth.
A gene is a segment of nucleic acid that contains the information necessary to produce a functional product, usually a protein. Genes consist of a long strand of DNA (RNA in some viruses) that contains a promoter, which controls the activity of a gene, and a coding sequence, which determines what the gene produces.
The nucleus of a cell contains chromosomes, which carry genetic information in a long molecule called DNA. Genes are regions of DNA that carry the code to control a particular cell activity or the production of a particular protein. gene is a section of DNA which controls part of a cell's chemistry-particularly protein production. is a shorter region of DNA that carries the genetic code for a particular characteristic or cell activity. Nucleus, chromosome and gene. DNA molecules contain chemicals called bases.