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Because your DNA structure is a mixture of that of your parents, and their parents etc... The DNA in your cells is inherited from previous generations of your family. It carries genes such as those that give you the colour of your eyes - and - unfortunately, also gives you conditions and diseases suffered by previosu generations.
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What is the DNA function?
DNA controls the cell's functions and heredity.
Are genes the basic units of heredity?
DNA
What parts of the DNA molecule that determine heredity?
Genes
Is heredity a hormone?
Heridity is not maintained by hormones.It is maintained by DNA.
What is carried from the parent to the offspring?
Heredity material in the form of DNA
What are the functions of the hereditary material?
Heredity is the passing on of characteristics from parents to offsrping. Blood group for example is passed from either the father or mother to the child. Everything you are physically is passed on from a combination of the heredity material from your parents. The heredity carrier for humans is DNA. RNA is the heredity carrier for many viruses.
What is the center of heredity in a cell?
It is known as the nucleus which houses DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
What is the chemical of heredity?
DNA
Where is heredity stored?
in your DNA
Although DNA structure was determined in the 1950's the role of DNA in carrying heredity units has been well known for thousands of years?
False
What is the DNA function?
DNA controls the cell's functions and heredity.
Is DNA the heredity material?
Yes and no. Some of the heredity material comes from the parents.
What carries the unit of heredity?
DNA
How are traits passed from parents to their offspring?
Traits are passed by DNA.
What year was heredity found?
Heredity is part of your DNA and how it is structured. You have a combination of both of your parents DNA because you are copied. That is why you look like your parents
Are genes the basic units of heredity?
DNA
What do bacteria cells have heredity wise?
They have DNA as heridity material.They have circular DNA.
