Answer: Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) is the basic building blocks of life on earth.
Explanation: DNA contains all kinds of genetic information in which the cell uses as instructions for the new organism. DNA makes up what traits the offspring will inherit. This is upto and including diseases, birth defects, eye color, learning disabilities, chemical imbalances (yes, depression is a chemical imbalance and therefore can be inherited). DNA controls many aspects of your daily life without you even knowing it.