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 the set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material (DNA or RNA sequences). Is a description of your actual physical characteristics. Is the basic physical unit of heritage. 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 molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live and reproduce.