Question

Which controls the instructions that affect an organism’s characteristics?(1 point)
Responses

the number of chromosomes
the number of chromosomes

the order that nitrogen bases are arranged
the order that nitrogen bases are arranged

the reproduction method of the parents
the reproduction method of the parents

the shape of the DNA molecule

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The correct response is **the order that nitrogen bases are arranged**. The specific sequence of nitrogen bases (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) in DNA determines the instructions for building proteins, which ultimately influence an organism's characteristics.