The process by which characteristics are transmitted from parents to offspring…
2023
The process by which characteristics are transmitted from parents to offspring is called:
Answer: B. heredity — ConceptHeredity is the biological transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring through inherited genetic information. A gene is a unit that…
- A.
variation
- B.
heredity
- C.
gene
- D.
More than one of the above
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: B
Concept
Heredity is the biological transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring through inherited genetic information.
A gene is a unit that carries hereditary information, while variation means differences in traits among individuals or offspring.
Application
The stem asks for the name of the process of transmitting parental characteristics to offspring. That process is heredity.
Contrast
Variation describes differences in characteristics; it does not name their transmission from parent to offspring.
Heredity names the transmission of characteristics across generations.
A gene is a unit of hereditary information, not the transmission process itself.
More than one of the above would require at least two listed terms to name the process.
None of the above would require every listed term to fail to name the process.
Cross-check
Replacing the blank with heredity gives the standard definition: heredity is the transmission of traits from parents to offspring.
Result
The required process is heredity.