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Inheritance is a process by which the offsprings acquire traits from their parents. In inheritance, some specific traits from parents are passed on to the next generation in the form of chromosomes.

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The chromosomal theory of inheritance states thata. chromosomes contain DNA.b. humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes.c. all cells have genes.d. genes are on chromosomes.
When a gene is inactivated during gamete formation and thatgene is maintained in an inactivated state in the somatic cells ofoffspring, such an inheritance pattern is calleda. linkage.b. X-chromosome inactivation.c. epistasis.d. genomic imprinting.e. polygenic inheritance.
Which of the following is not one of the tenets of the chromosome theory of inheritance?a. Chromosomes contain the genetic material that is transmitted from parent to offspring and from cell to cell.b. Chromosomes are replicated and passed along, generationafter generation, from parent to offspring.c. Chromosome replication occurs during the S phase of thecell cycle.d. Each parent contributes one set of chromosomes to itsoffspring.
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