PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

GENETICS AND DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An organism’s body is constructed using the information contained in
A
memory
B
inherited traits.
C
genes.
D
proteins.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A genome is an organism’s complete set of genetic instructions. Each genome contains all of the information needed to build that organism and allow it to grow and develop.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA).

Detailed explanation-3: -We now know that the DNA carries the hereditary information of the cell (Figure 4-2).

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