Why are chromosomes called the hereditary vehicles?

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Chromosomes contain genes which carry hereditary characteristics of a particular person i.e shortness, tallness, brown eye colour etc. Therefore, chromosomes are called hereditary vehicles. Chromosomes are called hereditary vehicles because they are inherited to the offspring from their parents and to their offspring from them.

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Q. Assertion :Chromosomes are known as hereditary vehicles. Reason: The chromosomes are capable of self-reproduction and maintaining morphological and physiological properties through successive generations.

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.

b. Organisms produced by ............ show minor variations.

c. The component which is in the nuclei of cells and carries the hereditary characteristics is called .............

d. Chromosomes are mainly made up of .............

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

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Q. Choose the correct statement.
A) Chromosomal theory of inheritance supports dominance.
B) Chromosomes are the hereditary unit which exists with multiple characters known as an allele.

C) The Mendelian factor is located on the chromosomes.

Fill in the blanks :
(a) ___ consists of membranous sacs and secretes 40 types of digestive enzymes.
(b) ___ is surrounded by microtubules, located near the nucleus.
(c) Very thin flexible, living membrane which is differentially permeable, is called ___
(d) More than 1000 chromosomes are found in the nucleus of certain ___
(e) ___ are hereditary units.
(f) ___ is a plastid which stores starch.

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