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The compound that directs cellular activity and transmits hereditary information is called DNA. DNA acts like the brain of the cell and is housed in the nucleus.

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DNA is the molecule that contains the hereditary information of a cell.

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Nucleic Acid

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Q: What molecule contains the hereditary information for a cell?
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Which part of the cell contains the hereditary information and is the control centre of the cell?

Nucleus.


What contains hereditary material of a cell except bacteria?

Hereditary material is held in the nucleus of non-bacterial cells.


Which part of the male reproductive cell contains the hereditary information that will be passed on to the baby?

Sperm, sperm contains the heredity information (chromosomes) in males.


What hold the cell part together?

The nucleus of a cell is surrounded and held together by the nuclear envelope. The nucleus of the cell contains hereditary information.


Which organelle surrounds the cell membrane and contains hereditary material?

The Nucleolus of the Nucleus in any eukaryotic cell contains the hereditary material. While, prokaryotic cells hereditary material is located within the cell membrane floating freely in the cytoplasm.


What contains hereditary material in a cell?

The nucleus!


What is the function of the nulceus?

contains information * Stores thecell's hereditary material , or DNA, and it coordinates the cell's activities* information and administrative center of the cell [[What is the function of the nucleus#ixzz16ZZsgKB4|]]


What molecule contains all the information a cell needs to make proteins?

The DNA contains the 'blueprints' for proteins.


What is organelle that manage cell function in eukaryotes cell?

Nucleus is the organelle that manages cell function in eukaryotic cell. It also contains hereditary information required for next generation.


What part of the cell contains the chromosomes or hereditary material of a cell?

The nucleus.


What molecule contains the genetic information necessary to regulate cells?

If by directing the cell you mean what type of cell it becomes, or what function it has, all genetics are stored in the nucleus.


Do all cell contain hereditary information explain why?

Yes they do, because that hereditary information is what is needed/used to make the cell.