Multiple choice

Which of the following carries genetic information from one generation to the other?

  1. Triglyceride

  2. Steroids

  3. Nucleic acids

  4. Phospholipids
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Explanation

Nucleic acids allow organisms to transfer genetic information from one generation to the next. There are two types of nucleic acids: deoxyribonucleic acid, known as DNA and ribonucleic acid, known as RNA. When a cell divides, its DNA is copied and passed from one cell generation to the next generation.

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