Give reasons why acquired characters are not inherited.
(N/A) Acquired characters are changes that occur in the somatic cells of an organism during its lifetime due to environmental factors or usage/disuse of organs.
These changes do not affect the $DNA$ of the germ cells (reproductive cells).
Since only the information present in the $DNA$ of germ cells is passed on to the next generation,acquired characters cannot be inherited.
Only those traits that are encoded by genes in the germ cells are heritable.
These changes do not affect the $DNA$ of the germ cells (reproductive cells).
Since only the information present in the $DNA$ of germ cells is passed on to the next generation,acquired characters cannot be inherited.
Only those traits that are encoded by genes in the germ cells are heritable.
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