Question

Ravi acquired the traits which are different from his mother and father,what are the reasons

Answer 1

Answer:

it happened due to the inaccuracy of DNA copying

Answer 2

The traits absent in the parents but present in Ravi are called the Acquired Characters.

Explanation:

• Acquired characters refers to those traits which develop in an individual as a result of environmental impact or as an obligatory requirement to competitively survive in its habitat.
• This concept of Acquired Inheritance was proposed by Lamarck.
• An example can be elongation of the giraffe's neck over time and generations to reach up to the leaves of the trees. This is because ground vegetation was scarce in the region where the giraffe lived.