Question

the traits of an organism are passed to its offspring on small coded strands of dna material called
choose one option
a meiosis.
b recessive traits.
c genes.
d heredity.

Explanation:

• Option A: Meiosis is a cell division process, not a DNA strand carrying traits.
• Option B: Recessive traits are types of inherited characteristics, not the DNA strands.
• Option C: Genes are small segments of DNA that code for traits and are passed to offspring, matching the description.
• Option D: Heredity is the overall process of trait transmission, not the DNA strands.

Answer:

C. genes.