Which statement explains the role of genes in the process of inheriting a specific trait? Question 8 options: Genes are changed by the environment of a living thing and these changes effect the genes of the offspring. Genes in living things come together to make chromosomes which take information from offspring to parent. Genes absorb chemicals from the blood stream and carry them throughout the body of parents and offspring. Genes which are past from both parents carry the genetic material that determines inherited traits.