A scientist is observing 2 different frogs of the same species. 1 frog is green with yellow lines. 1 frog is green with yellow lines but also has red spots. Which cellular feature determines if the frog has red spots or no red spots?

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A scientist is observing 2 different frogs of the same species. 1 frog is green with yellow lines. 1 frog is green with yellow lines but also has red spots. Which cellular feature determines if the frog has red spots or no red spots?
1. Information in the plasma membrane.
2. Through the stored material in the vacuole.
3. In the information present in the chromosomes in the nucleus.
4. Based on the variations of the cell membrane.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The cellular feature that determines whether the frog has red spots or no red spots is:

3. In the information present in the chromosomes in the nucleus.

The characteristics such as coloration and patterns in organisms are determined by the genetic information encoded in their DNA, which is located in the chromosomes within the nucleus of the cells. The genes dictate the production of pigments and other features that result in the visible traits of the frogs.