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JAMB Biology 1979 Question 11

Question 11

Chromosomes, DNA and Sex Linkage

The carrier of the hereditary characters in plants and animals is the

  1. A.cell
  2. B.nucleus
  3. C.chromosome
  4. D.chloroplast
  5. E.gene
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Answer: E (gene)

Explanation

Genes are the units that carry hereditary characters from parents to offspring.