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What determines the inherited traits an organism has?

a. the proteins produced by a cell
b. the number of chromosomes in a cell
c. the size of the chromosomes
d. the genes of its chromosomes

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The traits are governed by the DNA (or RNA in some cases), and the gene is the part which encodes a protein, thus providing the information which leads to a specific trait. So the correct answer is D.
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