Heredity is the process by which biological characteristics are passed from one generation to the next through genes.
Definitions [2]
Define heredity.
Heredity is the process by which the biological characters from the parental generation are transmitted to the next generation through genes.
Definition: Heredity
The term heredity may be defined as "transmission of genetically based characteristics from parents to offspring".
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Key Points
Key Points: Heredity
- Mendel is the father of modern genetics; he discovered the basic principles of heredity.
- Hugo de Vries (1901) proposed the mutation theory explaining sudden genetic changes.
- Walter Sutton (1902) linked chromosomes with heredity through his study on grasshoppers.
- Avery, McCarty & McLeod (1944) proved DNA is the genetic material in living organisms.
- Jacob & Monod (1961) developed a model of protein synthesis, leading to recombinant DNA technology.
Concepts [10]
- The Bases of Human Behaviour
- Evolutionary Perspective
- Biological and Cultural Roots
- Biological Basis of Behaviour
- Structure and Functions of Nervous System and Endocrine System and Their Relationship Wtth Behaviour and Experience
- Heredity
- Cultural Basis: Socio-cultural Shaping of Behaviour
- Enculturation
- Socialisation
- Acculturation
