Biology
Mention if the following statements are True or False:
(i) Genetics and heredity are the same thing.
(ii) "Like begets like", this applies only to animals.
(iii) The entire human population shows variations.
Genetics
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Answer
(i) False
Corrected statement — Genetics and heredity are related but not the same thing. (Heredity means the transmission of genetically based characteristics from parents to offspring whereas Genetics is the study of heredity.)
(ii) False
Corrected statement — "Like begets like", this applies to all organisms.
(iii) True
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