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The traits which are acquired by an organism during its lifetime are called:
The traits which are acquired by an organism during its lifetime are called:
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The correct option is D Acquired traits
Acquired characters are characteristics that are gained by an organism after birth as a result of external influences or its own activities, that change its structure or function. These characters cannot be inherited. For example, If we breed a group of mice whose tails are removed by surgery, then these tailless mice will not have tailless progeny because removal
of the tail cannot change the genes of the germ cells of the mice.
Acquired characters are characteristics that are gained by an organism after birth as a result of external influences or its own activities, that change its structure or function. These characters cannot be inherited. For example, If we breed a group of mice whose tails are removed by surgery, then these tailless mice will not have tailless progeny because removal
of the tail cannot change the genes of the germ cells of the mice.
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