Question

Where are genes located in the cell? What is their importance?

Answer 1

Nucleus:

1. A small double membranous structure present in the cytoplasm of the cells is the nucleus.
2. It regulates the transfer of characters from parents to the offspring.

Chromatin:

1. A network of thread-like structures called chromatin are present in the nucleoplasm of the cell.
2. Chromatin network forms chromosomes which comprises genes.
3. Genes are located on the chromosomes which carry genetic information from parents to the offspring.