Question

genetics and heredity are same things or not. If yes then how?

Answer 1

Changes in our genes, like mutations, can cause medical problems. Some medical problems are hereditary, meaning they are caused by a gene mutation (or mutations) that are inherited (or passed on) from a parent. ... But by definition, all hereditary conditions are genetic.

Answer 2

Hello!

The process involving the transfer of genetic information through the germ plasm from parents to the offsprings or from one generation to the other is called heredity.

The branch of science that deals with this mechanism of transfer is called genetics.

So...heredity is the process and the study of heredity is called genetics.

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