I carry the instructions for your traits, from your eyes to your height. What am I that shapes your identity?
Category: Science · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider what is inherited from your parents.
Answer
Genetic material
Explanation
Genes are segments of DNA that determine specific traits, passed from parents to offspring.
This is a expert science riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is Genetic material.
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