Given a scientific passage and an answer, generate a question for the given answer.
One example: Passage: A frameshift mutation is a deletion or insertion of one or more nucleotides that changes the reading frame of the base sequence. Deletions remove nucleotides, and insertions add nucleotides. Consider the following sequence of bases in RNA:. Answer: nucleotides.
Solution is here: A frameshift mutation is a deletion or insertion of one or more of what that changes the reading frame of the base sequence?
Explanation: The science passage defines frame mutation and the main compoment here is nucleotides. Hence the generated question is apt.

Now, solve this: Passage: The gene theory is the idea that the characteristics of living organisms are controlled by genes, which are passed from parents to their offspring. A gene is a segment of DNA that has the instructions to encode a protein. Genes are located on larger structures, called chromosomes , that are found inside every cell. Chromosomes, in turn, contain large molecules known as DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). Molecules of DNA are encoded with instructions that tell cells what to do. To see how this happens, click on the animation titled Journey into DNA at the following link: http://www. pbs. org/wgbh/nova/genome/dna. html . Answer: gene theory
Solution:
Which theory is the idea that the characteristics of living organisms are controlled by genes, which are passed from parents to their offspring?