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Why must an adaptation be inheritable if it is to cause a population to evolve?

An adaptation must be inheritable in order to be passed down from one generation to the next. If an adaptation is not inheritable, it will not be maintained in the population over time through natural selection, and therefore will not lead to evolution. Inheritability ensures that the adaptive trait can increase in frequency within a population over generations.


What is one inheritable characteristic from chromosomes?

Well all of your phenotypes were inherited from the chromosomes that you received from your parents. So everything about you is inherited... All the 'data' a chromosome has is inheritable. The size of your eyes, fingers, head... etc.


Traits that come from parent genes are called what which is 9 letters?

recessive


What are some example of inheritable change in DNA?

Inheritable change can be defined as any change in the DNA sequence. It can be a deletion of base, insertion, substitution duplication etc. A point mutation is normally enough to stop the expression of proteins or make it immature(if it happens at the right place).


What does inheritance mean?

It means the ability to be inherited. Most tangible objects which can be owned can be inherited, that is, passed on to the next generation after the owner's death. Intangible things are less likely to be inheritable. Rank, for example. Your father may be a Colonel, but that doesn't mean that if he dies, you get to be a Colonel too. This applies also to genetics. If you have blue eyes because your parents do, then blue eyes are inheritable. But if you have your arm amputated, you do not have one-armed children--that is not inheritable. Many scientists study the inheritability of a number of human characteristics.