PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE AND VARIATION FULL NOTES WITH DIAGRAMS & TOPICWISE SUMMARY EXPLANATION
Inheritance is the process by which characters are passed on from parent to progeny. It is the basis of heredity. Variation is the degree by which progeny differ from their parents. Variation may be in terms of morphology, physiology, cytology and behavioristic traits of individual belonging to same species. Continuity of the gene pool is maintained by the process of inheritance. Genes are the basic unit of inheritance and located on chromosomes. Individuals of the same species have some differences, these are called variation.
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Subjects
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mendel
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monohybrid cross
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biology
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zoology
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incomplete dominance
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law of dominance
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inheritance of two genes
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linkage
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sex determination
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mutation
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genetic disorder
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sicle cell
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chromosomal theory of inheritance
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