= All livin organisms give vise to new individuals Coffspring) by Q process
of veproduction:
= The offsprings Produced as a result is similar to their parent but not
identical te- they also show Some differences
= The mechanism of transmission of chavactey is called oy
while the differences Seen among individuals is” called
ical Ok Vargtnn pang: REA
= The differences im the characters Cor traits) among the parents and their
offspring the offsprimgs or the individuals of same species is called as
variatio
= Some amount of variation is produced during asexual reproduction jhile
the umber of Successful variations ave maximised by the process of
Sexual reproduction:
Importance of vaviation
e Depending on the nature of variation, different individuals of a species
Can have" different advantages Eg, Bacteria that can withstand heat
will Survive better in a heat wave:
= Main advantage of variation to a species is that it increases the
chamces of its Survival im a changing environment:
= The transmission of characters from parents to offsprings is called
heredity:
Inherited traits
Tats