JAMB - Biology (1979 - No. 11)
The carrier of the hereditary character in plants and animal is the
Cell
Nucleus
Chromosome
Chloroplast
Gene
Explanation
- The Hereditary characters of an organism are determined by genes.
- However, Chromosomes are dark staining structures in a cell's nucleus on which the organism's genes (DNA molecules) are arranged.
- I.e Chromosomes are the carriers of genes.
- And these genes are located on the Loci of the Chromosome.