Item RH026003: Both chromosomes and DNA molecules contain hereditary information.
Which of the following contain hereditary information?
- Chromosomes and DNA molecules
- Chromosomes but not DNA molecules
- DNA molecules but not chromosomes
- Neither chromosomes nor DNA molecules
| Answer Choice | Overall | Grades | Gender | Primary Language | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1623 | 6–8 n = 931 | 9–12 n = 692 | Male n = 817 | Female n = 783 | English n = 1443 | Other n = 130 | |
| A. | 57% | 51% | 63% | 55% | 58% | 57% | 54% | 
| B. | 14% | 17% | 11% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 
| C. | 22% | 24% | 19% | 21% | 23% | 22% | 20% | 
| D. | 7% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 

