Characters that are transmitted from parents to offspring during reproduction show

Only similarities with parents

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Only variations with parents

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Both similarities and variations with parents

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Neither similarities nor variations

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The correct option is A Both similarities and variations with parents
Characters that are transmitted from parents to offspring shows both similarity and variation. They show similarity because half of the chromosome comes from father and half from the mother. They show variation because of genetic recombination, mutation and natural selection.

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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 with parents
(d) neither similarities nor variations

Q. Read the following statements and find out the incorrect statement.
A) Genetics deals with the inheritance as well as variation of characters from parents to offspring
B) Variation is the process by which characters are passed on from parent to progeny
C) Inheritance is the basis of heredity
D) Inheritance is the degree by which progeny differ from their parents
E) Human knew from as early as

8000 - 10000 B . C .

that one of the causes of variation was hidden in sexual reproduction

The offspring formed as a result of sexual reproduction exhibits more variations because :

(a) sexual reproduction is lengthy process

(b) genetic material comes from two parents of different species

(d) genetic material comes from many parents

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Q. Question 20
Offspring formed as a result of sexual reproduction exhibit more variations because

(a) sexual reproduction is a lengthy process
(b) genetic material comes from two parents of the same species
(c) genetic material comes from two parents of different species
(d) genetic material comes from many parents

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