Question

Curly hair, large nose, brown eyes are a few examples of inherited traits. Found as a section of a chromosome. our __________ give the instructions that determine human traits like these. A) cells B) gametes C) genes D) genotypes

Answer 1

option C) genes

they are the basic unit of heredity

Answer 2

Our genes give the instructions that determine human traits like these.

• The transmission of characters from one generation to the next is called heredity. Some examples of inherited traits are curly hair, brown eyes etc
• The genes are called the units of heredity.
• It is due to the fact that genes carry the information required in the form of codons for the formation of particular proteins and thus the expression of a trait.