The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring is called .....

SOURCES OF VARIATION IN A POPULATION

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The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring is called ____

A	recessive
B	dominant
C	heredity
D	brown eyes

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Heredity, which is also known as inheritance or biological inheritance, is the passing of traits from parents to their offspring.

Detailed explanation-2: -Heredity – the passing of traits from parents to offspring. Genetics – the study of heredity. DNA – cellular material with all the information about what traits a living thing may have.

Detailed explanation-3: -Heredity, also called inheritance or biological inheritance, is the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic information of their parents.

Detailed explanation-4: -Phenotype Phenotype refers to an individual’s observable traits, such as height, eye color and blood type. A person’s phenotype is determined by both their genomic makeup (genotype) and environmental factors.

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AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

SOURCES OF VARIATION IN A POPULATION