<span>Punctuated
Equilibrium/ Equilibria proposes that once species appear in the fossil record,
the population will be in the state of
little or absent morphologic change. This is called a state of stasis. The
theory further proposes that the population is confined to infrequent and
geographical rapid events when significant evolutionary change happens. The parent species will the split into two
distinct species. This process if called cladogenesis.</span>
Discontinuous variation <span> refer to large, conspicuous differences from the parents</span>
This is where individuals fall into a number of distinct categories, and is based on features that cannot be measured across a complete range
continious variation refer to small, indistinct differences from the normal condition.
Milk yield in cows, for example, is determined not only by their genetic make-up but is also significantly affected by environmental factors such as pasture quality and diet, weather, and the comfort of their surroundings
<span>acquired traits are passed down from parent to offspring.</span>
