Single Answer MCQ
Q-00001641

How does the concept of heredity relate to evolutionary processes?

1

Heredity has no connection to evolution

2

Heredity is the sole driver of evolutionary change

3

Heredity influences the variation upon which natural selection acts

4

Heredity prevents any changes in species over time

Answer and Solution

Answer

C. Heredity influences the variation upon which natural selection acts

Solution:

Heredity is intimately linked to evolutionary processes as it is through the transmission of genetic information from one generation to the next that variations arise. These variations provide the raw material upon which natural selection acts, driving evolutionary change over time.

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