It includes the study of genes, themselves, how they function, interact, and produce the visible and measurable characteristics we see in individuals and populations of species as they change from one...It includes the study of genes, themselves, how they function, interact, and produce the visible and measurable characteristics we see in individuals and populations of species as they change from one generation to the next, over time, and in different environments. a) What is the relationship between DNA content of a genome, number of genes, gene density, and chromosome number? a) Identify the part of the DNA molecule that would be radioactively labeled in the manner used by Hershey & Chase