Question

Characters that are transmitted parents to offspring during reproduction show

• A. Only similarities with parents
• B. Only variation with parents
• C. Both similarities and variations with parents
• D. Neither similarities nor variations

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Both similarities and variations with parents

The correct option is C.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. When fertilization occurs, the first basic event is the duplication of the parent's DNA, which is transferred to the next generation, indicating the offspring's similarity to the parents since the DNA has been duplicated.
2. Another important aspect is that the characters of both parents which must be transferred are only half of the total number of characters.
3. As a result, the new generation has half of the mother's character and half of the father's character, so new individual which is similar but not identical.

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