The characteristics transmitted from parents to offspring are present in

Ribosome

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Mitochondria

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Genes

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Cytoplasm

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Solution

The correct option is C Genes
Gene is the sequence of DNA that carries information from parents to offsprings. It determines the characteristics of the individual and thus called as a functional and physical unit of heredity. Danish botanist Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word "gene" in 1909.

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The characteristics transmitted from parents to offspring are present in :
(a) cytoplasm
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Question 5
Characters transmitted from parents to offspring are present in

(a) cytoplasm
(b) ribosome
(c) golgi bodies
(d) genes

The process by which the characteristics of the Offsprings are transmitted to the Parents is known as Heredity.

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