Question

How are the hereditary changes responsible for evolution ?

Answer 1

In biology, evolution is the change in the inherited traits of a population from generation to generation. ... Mutations in these genes can produce new or altered traits, resulting in heritable differences (geneticvariation) between organisms.

Answer 2

Hereditary changes are responsible for evolution because the information regarding the environment are the sustainability in the environment is passed to the off spring through heredity. According to the theory of “survival of the fittest“, the organism which ideally adapts the environment is said to survive through generations.

This adaptability causes evolution to happen, the changes required for the organism adjust to these extremities are passed through evolution.