Heredity
I can describe what is meant by heredity and why offspring usually look similar to their parents.
Heredity
I can describe what is meant by heredity and why offspring usually look similar to their parents.
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Key learning points
- Reproduction (having offspring) is part of the life cycle of all organisms.
- When organisms reproduce they make offspring of the same kind (species resemblance).
- Heredity is the process of organisms passing on features to their offspring.
- Offspring inherit features from both parents, so they look similar to them and one another (family resemblance).
- Usually offspring vary and are not identical to their parents or one another (except for identical twins).
Keywords
Reproduction - Reproduction is the process of making offspring.
Offspring - The offspring of a living organism are the young produced following reproduction.
Inherit - Offspring inherit a combination of features from both their parents.
Heredity - Heredity is the process of passing features from individuals to offspring, through reproduction.
Variation - Differences between individuals of the same species are called variation.
Common misconception
Offspring (esp. daughters) inherit all features from mum; parents can control inherited features.
Show examples of offspring inheriting features from both parents. Inherited features that are inherited in genetic material, not chosen.
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