Because the offspring of an organism with a desirable inherited trait is more likely to survive than the offspring of an organism with a desirable acquired trait (because the offspring of an organism with a desirable acquired trait will not have its parent's desirable trait).
Inherited traits are necessary for natural selection because they are the ones that can be passed down to offspring. Acquired traits, on the other hand, are not directly encoded in an organism's DNA and therefore cannot be transmitted to future generations. Natural selection acts on inherited traits that are heritable and can influence an organism's ability to survive and reproduce.
Acquired traits. The theory of evolution by natural selection focuses on inherited traits that provide a reproductive advantage. Acquired traits, which are not genetically determined, do not play a direct role in this process.
no, inherited traits are responsible for natural selection
Because the idea of acquired traits states that simple organisms could arise from nonliving matter and could form complex forms of living, which is not supported anymore by modern scientific study of mechanisms of inheritance.
No, the inheritance of acquired characteristics is a concept proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck that suggests acquired traits during an organism's lifetime can be passed on to offspring. This idea differs from the concept of natural selection proposed by Charles Darwin, which emphasizes the role of genetic variation and selective pressure in driving evolutionary change.
Organisms are affected by Natural Selection because Inherited characteristics affected the likelihood of an organism's survival and reproduction.
Acquired characteristics acquired during an organism's lifetime cannot be passed on to offspring according to modern evolutionary theory. Evolution is driven by genetic variations that are inherited and can lead to changes in a population over time through natural selection.
Genetic change is necessary for natural selection to take place
Acquired traits.
Genes are the medium by which inherited traits are passed on to offspring. It is inherited traits, and thus genes, that receive positive or negative selection.
Adaptations are inherited traits that help an organism survive and reproduce in its environment, developed over generations through natural selection. Acquired characteristics are traits that an organism develops during its lifetime in response to environmental factors or experiences, and are not passed on to offspring. Adaptations are genetic and heritable, while acquired characteristics are not.
Mendel's conclusion on the segregation and independent assortment of traits laid the groundwork for Darwin's theory of natural selection by providing a mechanism for how variation is passed down from one generation to the next. This understanding of how traits are inherited allowed Darwin to propose that natural selection acts on this variation to drive the evolution of populations.