Answer:
The correct answer is option C. DNA.
Explanation:
The genetic or hereditary material of an organism refers to those materials found in the nucleus, cytoplasm, and mitochondria which play a fundamental role in determining the nature and the structure of cell substances, and capable of variation and self-propagation.
DNA is a hereditary or genetic material in most of the organism, which carries genes like beads on strings. Gene carries information that passes from parents to their offspring.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.