A mutation.
The genetic material in living organisms is double-stranded in DNA.
Yes, all living things have genetic material.
The DNA molecule is the genetic material of life.
Because that's how nature made the all the organisms, there is no real reason to why. According to theory, a common ancestor gave rise to all of us, and its DNA (genetic information) was passed on to all of the organisms we see today.
You would find an organism's genetic material in the nucleus of a cell. The nucleus houses the DNA of eukaryotic organisms, which contains the genetic instructions for the organism's development and function.
Yes, the genetic material in living organisms can be double stranded, as seen in DNA, or single stranded, as seen in RNA.
Single-cell organisms are linked to genetic transformation, they acquires new genetic material from the environment
The genetic material in the nucleus, the two alleles, can change in frequency and this change can change the protein product of the genetic material thus causing a new adaption to the environment. This is all under the natural selection pressure of the immediate environment of course, so anything in the nucleus, such as the genetic material, does not " control " adaptions so much as responding to the selection pressure of the environment on variant organisms in populations.
Genetic material, in the form of DNA, is passed from one generation to the next when organisms reproduce. This genetic material contains the instructions for the development and functioning of the new organism.
It is the cell's method of storage and transmission of genetic material
Organisms that have no genetic material at all are typically classified as acellular entities, such as viruses. While viruses contain genetic material (either DNA or RNA), they lack the cellular structure and machinery necessary for independent life. However, in the context of strictly no genetic material, certain prions—misfolded proteins that can induce abnormal folding of normal proteins—are considered to have no genetic material. Prions are infectious agents but do not contain DNA or RNA.
A mutation