Question

portion of this DNA, known as a ________, is responsible for the inheritance of a trait, like eye color or blood type in humans. A) chromosome B) codon C) gene D) nucleotide

Answer 1

The answer is C: Gene

Answer 2

The answer is C) gene. Chromosome is a thread-like structure in the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins. The basic units of DNA are nucleotides. A sequence of three nucleotides is known as codon. A gene is a sequence of nucleotides, i.e. portion of DNA responsible for the inheritance of different traits, such as eye color or blood type. Thus, the correct choice is C).