Question

Assertion (A) : Low body weight is not a trait that can be inherited by the progeny.

Reason (R) : Experiences of an individual during its lifetime cannot be passed on to its progeny.

• A. Only A is correct.
• B. Only A is correct.
• C. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation for A.
• D. Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation for A.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation for A.

Traits like low body weight, learning a foreign language, etc do not change the genes of the germ cells. These are acquired traits. They are not inherited by the progeny. Hence, we can say that the experiences of an individual during its lifetime like low body weight cannot be passed on to its progeny and cannot direct evolution.