Matching Pairs GENETICS TERMSOnline version Match the columns correctly by KAROL NATALIA CUELLAR CH. 1 2 3 4 5 6 is the study of how traits such as hair color, eye color, and risk for disease are passed (“inherited”) from parents to their children. Is a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes. Is a description of your actual physical characteristics. Is the basic physical unit of heritage. Is a molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live and reproduce. is the set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material (DNA or RNA sequences).