alleryStart learning →Genetics is the study of which of the following?
AHeredity
BNutrition
CDigestion
DBehaviour
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Heredity
1. Heredity means the passing of characteristics from parents to offspring.
2. Genetics is defined as the study of heredity, so heredity is the correct match.
3. Nutrition and digestion deal with how food is used, not with how traits are passed on.
4. Behaviour is a separate field of biology and is not the definition given.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 12 "Mendel's Experiments and Heredity", Introduction_
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