Question

what do we call to the process of transfer of physical and mental characters from parents to the progeny ?

Answer 1

Rearing is the process of transfer of physical and mental characters from parents to the progeny.

The children are possessed with various traits same as of their parents.

The transfer of such traits is in the form of genes or DNA and the entire process is called rearing.

Answer 2

Heredity:  The process of transfer of traits from parents to the progeny is referred to as heredity.

The transfer of physical and mental characters may take place either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction.

The progeny acquire the genetic code of information or DNA of their parents.

Variations because of heredity between individuals can cause species to evolve by natural selection.

Heredity can be categorized based on,

• Number of involved loci
• Involved chromosomes
• Correlation genotype–phenotype

The process of transfer of physical and mental characters from parents to the progeny is called Heredity.