EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Chromosomes are called ‘carriers’ of heredity because they contain genes that determine all the characteristics of an organism. Genes are made up of DNA which is the genetic material responsible for carrying information from one generation to the next.

Detailed explanation-2: -This passing of characters from one generation to another occurs during reproduction. Gene is the basic structural and functional unit of heredity which determines different traits of an organism. The study of transmission of these characters from parent to offspring is called genetics.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gene is a segment of DNA that packed in the chromosome and carries information from parents to offsprings. It determines the heredity characters in the offsprings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chromosomes are long stringy aggregates of genes that carry heredity information.

Detailed explanation-5: -Heritable traits are known to be passed from one generation to the next via DNA, a molecule that encodes genetic information. DNA is a long polymer that incorporates four types of bases, which are interchangeable.