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'''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. Through inheritance, variations exhibited by individuals can accumulate and cause a [[species]] to [[evolution|evolve]]. The study of biological inheritance is called [[genetics]].

Mechanisms of ''biological inheritance''

# '''Genetic inheritance''' results from [[DNA replication]] and [[cell division]].

# '''[[Epigenetic inheritance]]''' results from, among other things, DNA modifications such as [[silencing|gene silencing]].

The study of biological inheritance is called [[genetics]], which includes also [[epigenetics]].