Question

“Like begets like” an important and universal phenomenon of life is due to
(a) Eugenics
(b) Inheritance
(c) Dominance
(d) Crossing-over

Answer 1

'Like begets like' the mechanism of transferring characteristics to progeny from parents by reproduction is a major and fundamental phenomenon of life. In this branch, where he conducted the pea plant experiment, the founder of genetics proposed his theories and laws.

Complete answer:
By transmission from parent to offspring, inheritance can be characterized as the receipt of genetic qualities. In other words, it is all the genetic characters or characteristics that are passed down from parent to offspring. It is also regarded as 'like begets like' as well.
Heredity, also called heredity or biological inheritance, is the transition from parents to their offspring of characteristics; the offspring cells or species receive their parents' genetic material either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction. Variations between individuals will accumulate through inheritance and cause organisms to evolve through natural selection. Genetics is the study of inheritance in genetics.
Originated by Aristotle, the Doctrine of Epigenesis believed that an embryo continuously evolves. During its lifespan, the changes in the parent's traits are passed off to an embryo. The basis of this doctrine was based on the principle of acquired traits' inheritance.
The Doctrine of Preformation proclaimed in clear contrast that "like produces like" where the germ will develop to produce offspring identical to the parents.
So, the correct answer is, ‘(b) Inheritance’.

Note: Heritable traits are known to be transmitted through DNA, a molecule that encodes genetic information, from one generation to the next. DNA is a long, interchangeable polymer that combines four kinds of bases. The genetic information is specified by the nucleic acid series (a series of bases along a specific DNA molecule). This is equivalent to a sequence of letters spelling out a text passage.