+**Genetic material** is the substance carrying [hereditary information](/wiki/hereditary_information) in all known life forms. Primarily [DNA](/wiki/DNA) or [RNA](/wiki/RNA), it encodes instructions essential for an organism's development, function, and reproduction.
+## See also
+- [Gene](/wiki/gene)
+- [Chromosome](/wiki/chromosome)
+- [Heredity](/wiki/heredity)
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