Introduction to Heredity and Inheritance

Choose the correct option:

Parents transfer heredity to offspring. The passing of heredity means transferring of:

Parents transfer the inheritance to their offspring during _____ (reproduction/respiration).

We inherited traits from our parents.

What do you mean by inheritance?

What is known as the transmission of genetic characters from one generation to another generation?

Genes are located at a specific position on a _____.

Identify the correct ratio of the traits observed after the self-cross of pea plants as shown below.
Tt  $\times$  Tt 

In human beings, the zygote will develop into a boy if ____.

A cross between a tall (TT) and a short (tt) pea plant resulted in the progeny of all tall plants. What is inferred from this fact?

Choose the correct reason/s for the following statement: 
New species may be formed if__________.

How many copies of genes are present for the same trait in the sexually reproducing organisms?

Which famous scientist provided the rules for the inheritance of traits?

Who is called father of genetics? 

Study of heredity and variation is called-

What is Dark DNA?