Question

Give reasons why acquired characters are not inherited.NCERT Class XScience - Exemplar ProblemsChapter_Heredity and Evolution

Answer 1

There are two types of traits namely acquired and inherited.Acquired traits are those traits which bring a change in the DNA of organisms and which further pass on to the next generations.
Inherited traits are not acquired because they do not bring any change in yhe DNA of organisms rather they are acquired in life time.For example: Swimming.

Answer 2

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Aquired characters are not inherited because they do not produce change in DNA of germ cells, only those characters which have a gene for them can be inherited.