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Which component of the cellular nucleus of living organisms carries hereditary characters ?

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The chromosomes carrying hereditary characters called genes are located in the nucleus of a living cell.

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Q. Which of the following carry hereditary characters to the off spring in the organism?

Complete the following sentences by choosing the appropriate words from the brackets.

(Inheritance, sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, chromosomes, DNA, RNA, gene)

a. Hereditary characters are transferred from parents to offsprings by ............, hence they are said to be structural and functional units of heredity.

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e. Organisms produced through ............ show major variations.

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A single molecule of DNA bonded to various proteins and which carries the genes, to function in the transmission of hereditary characters from parents to offspring.

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