Heredity
Uttar Pradesh Board · Class 10 · Science
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Accumulation of Variation During Reproduction
- Reproduction creates individuals that are similar but subtly different from their parents
- Each generation inherits differences from previous generation plus newly created differences
- Asexual reproduction creates minor variations due to small DNA copying errors
Inherited Traits and Mendel's Laws
- Gregor Mendel studied inheritance patterns in pea plants (1822-1884)
- Both parents contribute equally to offspring's genetic material
- Each trait has two versions (alleles) in each individual
Mechanism of Trait Expression
- Genes are sections of DNA that code for specific proteins
- Proteins (especially enzymes) control the expression of traits
- Example: Plant height depends on hormone production controlled by enzymes
Sex Determination
- Sex determination varies across species - environmental or genetic
- Some reptiles: temperature determines sex during egg development
- Some animals like snails can change sex
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