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What are the basic units for the transmission of all hereditary traits?
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∙ 11y ago
Genes, hereditary units located in the chromosomes, determine the characteristics transferred from parent to offspring. They consist of a sequence of deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) that bear genetic information.
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Mendel predicted the existence of units of hereditary information that parents passed down to offspring What do you call those units of hereditary information today?
The units of inheritance are 'genes'.
What are basic units that make up living things?
The basic units that make up living things are called cells.
What are the basic units of population?
Individuals are the basic units of population
What is the basic structural and functional unit of organisims?
The basic structural and functional units of organisms are cells.
Group of similar cells that act as functional units at most basic level?
Tissue.
What are the functional units of hereditary called?
Functional units of heredity are called genes. Genes are segments of DNA that contain instructions for building proteins, which determine an individual's traits and characteristics.
What are made of basic units called characteristics?
We call these characteristics traits. They are encoded in genes located in our DNA.
In the late 1800s Mendel predicted the existence of units of hereditary information or factors What do you call these units of hereditary information today?
genes
Mendel predicted the existence of units of hereditary information that parents passed down to offspring What do you call those units of hereditary information today?
The units of inheritance are 'genes'.
What standard units of the eiglish system include?
The basic units are foot, pound and second.The basic units are foot, pound and second.The basic units are foot, pound and second.The basic units are foot, pound and second.
Would a meter be a basic unit of measurement?
Yes. It is one of the 7 basic units of the SI.Yes. It is one of the 7 basic units of the SI.Yes. It is one of the 7 basic units of the SI.Yes. It is one of the 7 basic units of the SI.
What are sub-units of a chromosome that determine specific traits are called?
gene (I think...) The units of a chromosome that code for traits are genes.
There are six basic SI units of measurement?
There are 7 basic units
What are hereditary units or genres that give rise to contrasting Mendelian characters?
allels
In metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by what amount to get larger and smaller units?
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by 10 to get larger and smaller units
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by what amount to get larger or smaller units?
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by 10 to get larger and smaller units
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by what amount to get larger and smaller units?
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by 10 to get larger and smaller units
