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The Chromosome Theory of Inheritance

What is hered...

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What is heredity? Explain.

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The transmission of characters from parents to offspring is called heredity. Genes are the carriers of characters from one generation to the other generation. It contains DNA as a genetic material. It is dependent on the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilisation.

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