What is the study of heredity particularly as it relates to the transfer heritable physical characteristics called?
A) Chromatids
B) Karyotype
C) Genetics
D) Histones

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Genetics refers to the study of heredity,particularly as it relates to the ability of individual genes to transfer heritable physical characteristics.Each somatic chromosome,also called an autosome,is made of two strands,called chromatids,which are joined near the center.A karyotype is the arrangement of human chromosomes from largest to smallest.A specialized class of proteins called histones organizes the double-stranded DNA into what looks like a tightly coiled telephone cord.

What Is the Study of Heredity Particularly as It Relates