AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following studies the science of heredity and variation of inherited traits among related organisms?
A
Ethology
B
Genetics
C
Homeostasis
D
Animal instincts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Genetics is the scientific study of genes and heredity-of how certain qualities or traits are passed from parents to offspring as a result of changes in DNA sequence.

Detailed explanation-2: -A geneticist is a biologist or physician who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Genetics is the study of heredity, the process of a parent passing certain genes to their children. A person’s appearance–height, hair color, skin color, and eye color–is determined by genes. Other characteristics affected by heredity are: Likelihood of getting certain diseases.

Detailed explanation-4: -Inheritance is the process by which characters are passed on from parent to progeny; it is the basis of heredity. Variation is the degree by which progeny differ from their parents. Humans knew from as early as 8000-1000 B.C. that. one of the causes of variation was hidden in sexual. reproduction.

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