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What a thought-provoking question!
Scientists have established criteria about whether a "thing" is living or non-living. For example, two common criteria are respiration and reproduction. However, DNA is actually a chemical compound, and chromosomes are nucleic acids and protein. So, neither one is considered living; both are non-living.
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What part of a cell determines the characteristic of a living thing?
The DNA, located in the cell's nucleus, determines the characteristics of a living thing through the expression of genes. Genes provide the instructions for producing proteins that drive various cellular functions, ultimately influencing the organism's traits and behaviors.
Your name means colored bodies and you contain DNA and you pass on traits to new cells in a systematic way. What are you?
Try chromosome since the word means color.
Is a clone a living or non living thing?
In biological terms, a clone is a living thing. For example, Dolly the sheep was a clone, and clearly she was a living thing.
Is fern a living or non-living thing?
living
Is a fossil a living or non living thing?
its nonliving because fossils are like bones and things from the past
What is the part with information that determines a living thing's traits?
The cell part with information that determines a living thing's traits is the chromosome. A chromosome is a thread-like structure within the nucleus containing the genetic information.
What is a cell part with information the determined a living things traits?
The cell part with information that determines a living thing's traits is the chromosome. A chromosome is a thread-like structure within the nucleus containing the genetic information.
What starting with the letter C means to make an exact copy of a living thing by copying it's DNA?
Cloning is the process of making an exact copy of a living thing by replicating its DNA.
Is an x chromosome and chromosome the same thing?
An x chromosome is specifically a feminine chromosome. With a x and y chromosome its male, with a x and x, it is a female.
What is the basic unit of the living Cell?
That will be it's Chromosome.
What part of a cell determines the characteristic of a living thing?
The DNA, located in the cell's nucleus, determines the characteristics of a living thing through the expression of genes. Genes provide the instructions for producing proteins that drive various cellular functions, ultimately influencing the organism's traits and behaviors.
Is yeast a living thing or non living thing?
It is a living thing.
Is egg living thing or non - living thing?
Non living
Is an animal a living thing or non living thing?
An animal is a living thing.
Is a rat a living thing or non living thing?
A rat is a living thing
Is light a living thing?
Light is not a living thing.
Is a yeast a living or non living thing?
It is a living thing.
