Question

a)Identify the structures which are referred to as hereditary vehicles. Why are they called so?
b) Why is nucleus called as the brain of the cell?

Answer 1

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a) Chromosomes are called as the hereditary vehicles as they carry huge number of the genes which transfer hereditary characteristic of a parent to the respective offspring.
b) Nucleus is known as brain of the cell because it controls the activities of the cell and is involved in hereditary functions.
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