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I'm going to answer the question 'Are chromosomes responsible FOR inheritING the characterISTICS of an organism?'

Hope that's what you meant.

Chromosomes aren't responsible as such, chromosomes are bundled up strands of DNA, and the DNA is what's responsible for.... well, it's not really the characteristics, DNA, genes, describe the limits of an organisms characteristics, its GENOTYPE. The genotype plus the organism's environment are responsible for its characteristics, that is its PHENOTYPE.

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