Question

Which of the following is true about genes?
A.
The genes of a particular organism can never change throughout its lifetime.
B.
Genes are responsible for all the traits of an organism.
C.
Genes are made up of smaller molecules known as chromosomes.
D.
In humans, genes are passed to an offspring from two parents.

Answer 1

D

Humans inherit genes from two parents — one set of chromosomes (and thus genes) from the mother and one set from the father.