Why do We Look Like Our Parents
- height, eye colour, skin colour → referred to as hereditary traits → can be inherited from one generation to another.
Definition
Inheritance refers to the transmission of traits from one generation to another #BiologyDefinitions
example of inheritable traits:
- hair type (straight, wavy curly)
- earlobe (attached / detached)
- skin colour (fair / dark)
- eyelid (single / double)
- chin (with / without cleft)
Monohybrid Inheritance
Basic Knowledge for Studying Inheritance
Basic Knowledge for Studying Inheritance
How Are ABO Blood Groups Inherited
Inheritance of ABO Blood Groups
Determining Sex
Variation
Natural Selection
Sample
suggest why important to collect seeds from many individual trees of each species rather than just 1 tree.
- Increase genetic variation/ genetic diversity of plants
- Plants are more adaptable to changes in the environment more resistance to diseases / pest.
- seeds collected from one tree may not, be viable / germinate / may be diseased / have parasites / may have harmful, alleles / mutations ;