genetic traits
Gene
"inherited"
Darwin's ObservationsThere is a variation of characteristics/traits within a populationTraits are passed from parent to offspring (heredity)Organisms produce more offspring that are able to survive (overproduction)Due to the lack of resources, some offspring may not survive
It's a bit more complicated than that - but yes.
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.
offspring
These alleles are called sex-linked alleles or traits.
acquired characteristics
the characteristics which are passed on by to a offspring by its parents
chromosomes
Heredity traits are characteristics, either good or bad, that are passed on genetically from parent to offspring.
Heredity's the passing of traits from parent to offspring.This is the simpler way to say it as well, the traits i have has been passed to me by my parents,it is called heredity.
on a molecule called DNA
Yes mutations can be passed from parent to offspring. If a parent has a certain gene that is mutated then there is a possibility that the child may inherit it.
The set of instructions for each characteristic passed from parent to offspring is called "genes", which are made up of complex molecules of DNA.
how many (number of chromosomes are passed from parent to offspring in asexual reproduction
Lamarck's theory is disproved through many different examples of acquired characteristics. Anything that happens to a parent would be passed on to the offspring. Acoording to Lamarck, a parent that has tattoos would pass on the tattoos to the offspring. Loss of limb, injuries, cosmetic surgery or anything that changed in the parents would manifest in the offspring. This is not the case. Acquired characteristics are not passed on to offspring unless they change the gene sequence of the sex cells. Parents do not give physical characteristics to offspring, but do give the coding for those characteristics. The gene passes on the trait.
Trait
sperm