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Heredity and Heritability — Unit test

Question 3 • Anatomy & Physiology A

A parent has blue eyes and passed this characteristic on to his child. Which molecule contains the information necessary for passing on this characteristic?

Answer
A
protein
B
DNA
C
lipid
D
enzyme

Explanation

DNA stores hereditary information and passes genetic instructions from parents to children. A parent’s eye-color characteristic is carried by genes, which are segments of DNA. Proteins and enzymes perform many cell functions, while lipids mainly form cell membranes.

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