Which of the following refers to the chemical units that carry traits from parents to children?

A) hydrocarbons
B) genocarbons
C) genes
D) pheromones

Pheromones

Chemical substances produced and released into the environment by an animal, affecting the behavior or physiology of others of its species.

Genes

Units of heredity that are transferred from a parent to offspring and are held to determine some characteristics of the offspring.