Which of the following controls the transfer of a hereditary characteristic from parents to offspring?

Genes

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Ribosome

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Plastids

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Genes
Gene is a unit of inheritance forming part of a chromosome. Genes are passed from parents to the offsprings via the chromosome present in the nuclei of the parents' gametes.

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Which of the following controls the transfer of a hereditary characteristic from parents to offspring?

The correct option is A GenesGene is a unit of inheritance forming part of a chromosome. Genes are passed from parents to the offsprings via the chromosome present in the nuclei of the parents' gametes.

The correct option is A Genes
Gene is a unit of inheritance forming part of a chromosome. Genes are passed from parents to the offsprings via the chromosome present in the nuclei of the parents' gametes.