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Inheritance

A trait in an...

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A trait in an organism is influenced by :
(a) paternal DNA only
(b) maternal DNA only
(c) both maternal and paternal DNA
(d) neither by paternal nor by maternal DNA.

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(c) both maternal and paternal DNA
A trait in an organism is influenced by both maternal and paternal DNA. This is because in zygote, one half of the chromosomes is contributed by the mother, and the other half by the father.

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