Question

Characters that are transmitted from parents to offspring during reproduction show

• A. only similarities with parents
• B. only variations with parents
• C. both similarities and variations among parents
• D. neither similarities nor variations

Answer 1

The correct option is C

both similarities and variations among parents

The correct option is C

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Characteristics that are passed down from parents to children exhibit both resemblance and variety.
2. They are related because half of the chromosome is inherited from the father and half from the mother.
3. They differ because of genetic recombination, mutation, and natural selection.
4. The offsprings of sexual reproduction are not identical to the parents or to one another.
5. This is because the offsprings get some genes from their mother and some from their father.
6. Because of the mixing of genes during the re-establishment of the number of chromosomes in numerous distinct combinations, the offsprings exhibit both similarities and differences with the characteristics of the parents.

Final answer: Characters that are transmitted from parents to offspring during reproduction show both similarities and variations with parents.