On my Science homework was the question What controls Inherited Traits? After reading through my text book I discovered that Inherited traits are controlled by genes. So, the answer to the questtion is genes!
polygenic inheritance
The opposite of pleiotropy is "monogenic" or "simple genetic inheritance," where a single gene controls only one specific trait or function in an organism. In contrast, pleiotropy refers to a situation where a single gene influences multiple, seemingly unrelated phenotypic traits.
The study of inheritance traits is called genetics. It focuses on how traits are passed from parents to offspring through genes and how variations in genes contribute to different traits and characteristics in individuals.
Children inherit traits from their parents through genes, which are segments of DNA that code for specific traits. Each parent contributes half of their genes to their offspring, leading to a unique combination of traits. The inheritance of traits follows the principles of Mendelian genetics, which determine how genes are passed down from generation to generation.
When more than one pair of alleles controls a trait, it is called polygenic inheritance. This means that multiple genes contribute to the expression of a trait, leading to a continuous range of variation rather than distinct categories. Examples of traits controlled by polygenic inheritance include height, skin color, and intelligence.
polygenic inheritance
phenotype
Gregor Mendel was a biologist who studied the inheritance of traits. His laws for this inheritance are combined in Mendelian inheritance, which states that some alleles are dominant and as such some traits are dominant.
Sex-linked inheritance refers to the inheritance of traits that are carried on the sex chromosomes (X and Y). Maternal inheritance, on the other hand, refers to the inheritance of traits that are passed down exclusively from the mother through the mitochondrial DNA. Sex-linked traits can be passed down by both males and females, while maternal inheritance is specific to traits passed from the mother.
Traits that exhibit non-Mendelian inheritance patterns include traits controlled by multiple genes, traits influenced by environmental factors, traits with incomplete dominance, traits with codominance, and traits linked to the sex chromosomes.
The inheritance of one trait does not directly affect the inheritance of another trait, as different traits are usually controlled by different genes. However, traits located on the same chromosome may be inherited together due to genetic linkage.
He didn't learn about it, he discovered it. He grew lots and lots of pea plants and found that the inheritance of traits had numeric proportions.
This is DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
polygenic inheritance
Inheritance of genes.
The opposite of pleiotropy is "monogenic" or "simple genetic inheritance," where a single gene controls only one specific trait or function in an organism. In contrast, pleiotropy refers to a situation where a single gene influences multiple, seemingly unrelated phenotypic traits.
The study of inheritance traits is called genetics. It focuses on how traits are passed from parents to offspring through genes and how variations in genes contribute to different traits and characteristics in individuals.