Heredity and Evolution

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The difference or change in the characteristics between the individuals is called variation. Human population shows a great deal of variation.

Inheritance from the previous generation provides both a common basic body design and subtle changes in it, for the next generation. The second generation will have differences that they inherit from the first generation, as well as newly created differences.

The given figures show the creation of diversity over succeeding generations.