CLASS 12 - PAST YEAR NEET QUESTIONS BASED ON INHERITANCE OF TWO GENE

Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Heredity is a process of transmission of heritable traits from parents to their offsprings.
Genetics is the branch of biology dealing with the principles and mechanism of inheritance and variation.
Inheritance is the basis of heredity and by this process, traits are passed on from the parents to the offsprings. Continuity of the gene pool is maintained by the process of inheritance.
Genes are the basic unit of inheritance and located on chromosomes.
Variation exists among individuals of one species. Variation is due to crossing over, recombination, mutation and environmental effects on the expression of genes present on chromosomes.