GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
INHERITANCE AND VARIATION
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Question
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Which best describes an inherited trait?
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a characteristic one chooses to express
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a characteristic one receives from the food one eats
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a characteristic that is passed on from one’s parents
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a characteristic that is influenced by one’s surroundings
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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. The traits which are transmitted by the parent to its offspring during the process of fertilization are inherited traits.
Detailed explanation-2: -Parents pass on traits or characteristics, such as eye colour and blood type, to their children through their genes. Some health conditions and diseases can be passed on genetically too. Sometimes, one characteristic has many different forms. For example, blood type can be A, B, AB or O.
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