'''Biological inheritance''' is the process by which an offspring [[biological cell|cell]] or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to characteristics of its parent cell or organism. Variation in inheritance is a fundamental concept in [[Charles Darwin|Darwin]]'s theory of [[evolution]]. The study of inheritance is [[genetics]].
Mechanisms of ''biological inheritance''
# Alterations in [[DNA sequence]] accounts for the vast majority of characterized heritable variation.
# [[Epigenetic inheritance]] results from reversible alterations in the activity of [[gene]]s.
