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Q: Segments of DNA on chromosomes that pass traits from parent to offspring is called?
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What Segments of DNA transferred from parent to offspring are called?

gene


Segments of what are transferd from parent to offspring are called genes?

from parents to their offspring is known as heredity.


What is it called when genetic molecules is passed from parent to offspring?

chromosomes


If one parent has 46 chromosomes and the other has parent has 62 chromosomes how many will the offspring have?

62 Chromosomes


in asexual reproduction how many chromosomes is passed on from one parent to offspring?

how many (number of chromosomes are passed from parent to offspring in asexual reproduction


How many chromosomes does each parent sex cell give to their offspring?

Each parent sex cell gives 23 chromosomes to their offspring in humans


How many chromosomes does each offspring have?

4 because the parent cell has four chromosomes arranged in 2 pairs. Each offspring has 4 chromosomes, one pair from each parent.


Each parent donates a set of instructions called what to their offsprings?

The set of instructions for each characteristic passed from parent to offspring is called "genes", which are made up of complex molecules of DNA.


What are factor that are passed from parent to offspring?

genes (on chromosomes)


What structures carry genes to the offspring?

According to the chromosome theory of inheritance, genes are carried from parent to their offspring on chromosomes.


How many chromosomes dose each parent pass to their offspring?

When a parent is going to have an offspring the offspring only gets half a chromosome from each parent, they combine to make one chromosome then that chromosome gets copied until there are 23 pairs of chromosome's. This is how you get your features.


Is the sex of the offspring is determined by the female parents chromosomes?

No. it is determined by the male parent's chromosomes.