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What determines the inherited traits an organism has?


A.the proteins produced by a cell


B.the number of chromosomes in a cell


C.the size of the chromosomes


D.the genes of its chromosomes

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Dgenes of its chromosomes

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D.the genes of its chromosomes.

Inherited traits are the characteristics of an organism that are transferred from parents to their next generation through genetic material (DNA).

For Example- Eye color, hair color, skin tone.

Gene corresponds to the unit of heredity that can be described as the segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein. They are present on the chromosome (thredlike structures composed of DNA).

The protein that is formed by gene, depicts a specific trait of the organism.

Thus, inherited trait of an organism are determined by the genes, located on the chromosome.

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