Give the basic features of the mechanism of inheritance.

1. Soln:

The basic features of the mechanism of inheritance are as follows:

• Genes control the characters
• Genes are present in two or more forms
• One form of a gene may be dominant over another
• Genes are present in chromosomes
• Individual genes exist in two forms that may be similar or dissimilar

• Two forms of the gene separate at the time of gamete formation
• Two forms of genes are brought together in the zygote