The study of inheritance of traits in humans is called
- APaleontology
- BHerpetology
- CHeredity
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (c) Heredity
Explanation
The passing of traits from parents to children is heredity, and the book's key takes this term for the study of human inheritance. Heredity is the foundation of genetics.
Paleontology studies fossils, and herpetology studies reptiles and amphibians.