which of the following traits cannot be passed on to the progeny?justify your answer?

1.rudimentary eyes of planaria.

2.absence of tail in a mouse(after surgical remove).

3.low weight of a starving beetle.

Both  low weight of a starving beetles and absence of tail in a mouse (after surgical removal) are traits among the following which cannot be passed on to the progeny because these traits are acquired traits, means they are developed in them during their lifetime and cannot be passed on to its progeny. These traits are not the result of change in genetic material that is passed on to the progeny, these are due to the change in body tissue.

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Absence of tail in a mouse (after surgical removal) and low weight of a starving beetles are the traits among the following which cannot be passed on to the progeny. These traits are acquired traits.

Acquired traits are traits that are developed in an organism during its lifetime and cannot be passed on to its progeny. The mentioned traits are acquired traits because they are changes in non-reproductive tissues. Changes in non-reproductive tissues cannot be passed on the DNA of the germ cells and thus cannot be passed on to the progeny.

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