If characteristics that are encoded in deoxyribonucleic acid are called genetic traits, then where are genetic traits encoded into?

Answer choices:
- the body's largest organ
 - Earth orbiting the Sun
 - h2o
 - viruses
 - bacteria
 - deoxyribonucleic acid
 - biological diversity
 - epidermis and dermis

 

      deoxyribonucleic acid    