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(i) Name the unit of inheritance. What i...

(i) Name the unit of inheritance. What is its function?
(ii) How are inherited traits different from acquired traits? Give example.

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(i) Gene.
It is the carrier of genetic information from one generation to another.
(ii) The traits that are obtained from parents are inherited traits.
Example : Fused and free ear lobes.
The traits that develop during lifetime of an individual are acquired traits.
Example : Muscular body of a wrestler.
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