Question

Smallest unit that transfers characters from parents to next generation is

Answer 1

Genetics, in detail your DNA i.e., deoxyribonucleic acid is the smallest unit that transfers characters from parents to the next generation.

The next factor is chromosome which is made from protein and a single molecule of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

Chromosomes and inherited both from mother and father and are responsible for autosomal chromosomes and a single pair of sex chromosomes.

Answer 2

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the smallest unit that transfers characters from parents to next generation.

EXPLANATION:

DNA is a double helix structure composed of sugar and phosphate. It also has an information code bases. They are 4 in number:  adenine (A), guanine (A), cytosine(C) and uracil (U).

DNA polymer is known as nucleotide. DNA is located in nucleus of cell. Also a little amount of it is present in mitochondria. It carries development and functioning from parents to their off springs.