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Does the word inheritance mean the passing of traits from one generation to the next?
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∙ 16y ago
No. The word you are looking for is genetics. Inheritanceis the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, and obligations upon the death of an individual.
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What are the traits of a lion?
The color they are does not always mean that they are from different parents.
What does carcass traits mean?
Characteristics of the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered for food.
What does animals with different traits mean?
they look/act differentex.: fox: sharp teeth to eat meathorse: dull teeth to chew plant material
What does pasojo mean?
the act of passing an object to a girl and or boy named joe. past tense: pasojoext future: will pasojo Sally pasojoext her pencil to Bill.
How does variation within a species increases its chance to survive when the environment changes?
The differing traits provided by variation mean that at least some groups of the species may be better prepared to survive.
What is true about George Mendel's peas?
I believe that you mean Gregor Mendel. He used peas to show dominant vs. recessive inheritance by noting their flower color. His observations were unappreciated for many years, but we now know that he was the first to systematically show the relationship between inheritance of traits, and how some traits are dominant over other traits.
What does 'the passing of the guard' mean?
'The passing of the guard' typically refers to the transfer of responsibility or leadership from one person or generation to another. It symbolizes a shift in power or authority.
What does the phrase successive generation mean?
Successive generation refers to the sequence of offspring produced from one generation to the next within a species. It signifies the continuous passage of genetic material and traits from parent to offspring.
How do you spell the word horetity right?
Perhaps you mean hortatory (meaning "tending or aiming to exhort").Or perhaps you mean heredity (meaning "passing on traits genetically").
What contrasting traits die the peas plant in the p generation exhibit?
If you mean just flower color, then you are speaking about one trait. He was trying to see which color was dominate or recessive. The same was true for height. If he did this for two (flower color and height) he was looking at combined traits. He wanted to know how these traits were inherited and what patterns they followed. He studied seven traits that seemed to be inherited separately. His work lead to the Laws of Inheritance.
What the Natural selection does not have a goal mean?
Natural selection is "blind" so to speak, it has no goal or end game. Natural selection works generation by generation. Whichever members of a group have the best set of traits to produce and raise fertile offspring will pass those traits on. What is best set of traits may change from generation to generation and so will the species. A good example are the Galapagos finches- see http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060714-evolution.html
What are genic similarities?
If you mean genetic similarities then you're talking about the characteristics and traits passed down to each generation through DNA.
What does staples mean by unwieldy inheritance?
mean an inheritance that is too heavy to bear.
Who transfer the biological informantion genes or gamets?
The genes transfer the biological information. If you mean passing genes on to the next generation, it would be the genes in the gametes.
Is lupus a generation disease?
Science has identified some genes that appear to be related to the inheritance of lupus and autoimmunity. Having these genes only predisposes the patient to the disease however, it does not mean the patient will ever get lupus.
What do mean by primary traits?
traits which are primary
What does inspire a generation mean?
Insire a Generation mean a generation insire the olympics.
