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what do you mean by paternal and maternal DNA?

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Portions of human DNA that are passed from Father to child relatively unchanged through many generations are known as paternal DNA.
Portions of human DNA that are passed from Mother to child relatively unchanged through many generations are known as maternal DNA.

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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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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

What are the maternal and paternal chromosomes?

A man can chromosome from his

a.) Maternal grandfather or maternal grandmother

b.) Father

c.) Maternal grandfather

d.) Paternal grandfather

e.) Paternal grandmother

A man can inherit his X - chromosome from his

a.) Maternal grandfather or maternal grandmother

b.) Father

c.) Maternal grandfather

d.) Paternal grandfather

e.) Paternal grandmother

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