particulate inheritance
particulate inheritance The transmission from parent to offspring of separate units that determine characteristics. Gregor Mendel observed that recessive characteristics, absent in the offspring of a cross in which only one parent possessed them, reappeared repeatedly in the progeny of subsequent crosses. This led him to formulate his theory of inherited `factors' (now called alleles) that retain their identity through succeeding generations (see Mendel's laws). Compare blending inheritance.
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Blending Inheritance , blending inheritance The early theory that assumed that hereditary substances from parents merge together in their offspring. Mendel showed that this… inherit , in·her·it / inˈherit/ • v. (-her·it·ed , -her·it·ing ) [tr.] receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder: sh… Qualitative Inheritance , Skip to main content
qualitative inheritance Quantitative Inheritance , quantitative inheritance The inheritance of a character (known as a quantitative character or trait) that depends upon the cumulative action of many… Cytoplasmic Inheritance , Mitochondrial Inheritance
Mitochondrial inheritance is the study of how mitochondrial genes are inherited. Mitochondria are cellular organelles that… Neo-lamarckism , neo-Lamarckism Modern evolutionary theories that in some sense allow the possibility that acquired characteristics may be inherited (as proposed by L…
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