Browse by Stream
QnA
Home
QnA
Go To Your Study Dashboard

Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa
  • Home
  • NCERT
  • A trait in an organism is influenced by  (a) paternal DNA only  (b) maternal DNA only  (c) both maternal and paternal DNA  (d) neither by paternal nor by maternal DNA

 A trait in an organism is influenced by 
(a) paternal DNA only 
(b) maternal DNA only 
(c) both maternal and paternal DNA 
(d) neither by paternal nor by maternal DNA

Answers (1)

  • Both maternal and paternal DNA influences the traits of an organism.
  • Both mother and father pass their genes to their children during sexual reproduction, which determines their traits.
  • Traits or characteristic features, are passed down from one generation to another through genes found on the chromosomes.

Therefore, option (c) is correct.

Posted by

infoexpert26

View full answer

Similar Questions

Latest Question