Eukaryotic DNA is found in the nucleus. Prokaryotic DNA is ring/circular-shaped (called a nucleoid) floats around inside its cytoplasm. Cytoplasm is the gel-like fluid inside both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells that helps make up the cell structure. I hope this helps!
Because some trait's phenotypes don't indicate their genotypes so in order to predict the phenotype of the offspring you have to know the genotypes of the parents