GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
GENETIC BASIS OF INHERITANCE
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trait
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gene
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chromosome
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stimulus
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inheritance
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Detailed explanation-1: -Passing of characters from parent to offspring is called heredity. This passing of characters from one generation to another occurs during reproduction. Gene is the basic structural and functional unit of heredity which determines different traits of an organism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Heredity is a process in which organisms acquire characteristics from their parents. These characteristics are called traits. Every individual is unique because they have a unique set of traits.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the simplest of words, heredity refers to the passing of traits or characteristics through genes from one generation (parent) to the other generation (offspring). Heredity is very evidently seen in sexual reproduction. This is because, in this process, the variation of inherited characteristics is high.