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HEREDITY

ClassNotes Team 5 MIN READUPDATED 13 JUL 2026

BIOLOGY SSS 3 FIRST TERM

WEEK FIVE

HEREDITY

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

Students should be able to;

  1. Define heredity
  2. Explain variation
  3. Discuss the process of transmission of heredity tracts

CONTENT

 Heredity

Heredity or Hereditary is the process of passing the traits and characteristics from parents to offsprings through genes. The offspring, get their features and characteristics that is genetic information from their mother and father. Heredity and genetics are the reason you look so much like your parents. Genetics is a branch of science that studies the DNA, genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms.

Heredity is very evidently seen in sexual reproduction. This is because, in this process, the variation of inherited characteristics is high.

The variation occurs due to…