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Characteristics offspring inherit from there parents?
genes that we get from our parents that are passed down to the offspring.
Why do persons having a mutation pass this condition on to their offspring?
Genes are passed down from parents to offspring. That's why the mutant gene would be in the offspring.
4. Inherited traits are passed down from our parents to us their offspring by the information that is coded in our parents?
genes.
How are mutations passed down from parent to offspring?
Mutations can be passed from parent to offspring only by mutations found in genes. These genetic mutations can be hereditary. Chromosomal mutations only occur in one person and cannot be passed on to the offspring.
How are simple inherited traits passed from parents to their offspring and then to the next generation?
Simple inherited traits are passed down because each parent contains genes which are given to their offspring. The offspring inherits or receives these traits. The offspring then passes down those traits to their offspring. Each time there is a new generation, the original trait becomes less evident. The recessive traits decrease by a certain percent every time a new set of genes are added.
When does genetic variation occur?
It happnes when genes are being passed down from the parent to the offspring and environmental differences alter the genes being passed down
What are three genes that are passed down from parents to child?
Three genes?The human genome is composed of about 20000 genes, ALL of which are passed down from parents to child.
Why is it that only populations evolve not individuals?
Populations evolve as changes in genes are passed down from parent to offspring. When a genetic change is passed down, it is there with the offspring organism from the start of its life and can affect how it develops. The organism with the altered genes can then pass those changes down to its own offspring, and thus the change can affect a population over the course of generations. So evolution occurs not by individuals changing, but from each new generation being slightly different from the previous one. An individual organism keeps the same set of genes it is born with through its entire life.
What do organisims pass on their offspring?
Organisms pass down their DNA, their genetic code, down to their offspring during reproduction. This is what defines the offspring make up and determines what genetic conditions will be passed on to them.
What percentage of breast cancer is down to a genetic fault?
5% of breast cancer is down due to a genetic fault. These genes are passed down through abnormal genes passed from parent to child. An example of this is the BRCA genes.
Can mutation be passed along to human offspring through meiosis and mitosis?
Mutations can be passed down to offspring through meiosis, not mitosis.
What will determine the genotype of an organism?
The alleles that are passed from parents to offspring
