Traits of organism are controlled by ________

nucleus

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chromosomes

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alleles

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DNA

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The correct option is C
alleles

Traits of an organism are controlled and regulated by genes. Genes are stretches of DNA with a specific nucleotide sequence. The genes code for a particular protein responsible for the trait. Alternate copies of a gene present in the same location on homologous chromosomes are called its alleles.

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