<unk> , also called inheritance or biological inheritance, is the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic information of their parents. Through<unk> , variations between individuals can accumulate and cause species to evolve by natural selection. The study of<unk>  in biology is genetics.
Heredity
Family aggregation
Genetic heterogeneity
Genetic predisposition
Premorbidity
Dichromacy
Multimorbidity
Sex linkage