Abstract

GENETICS AND HEREDITY- AN AYURVEDIC VIEW

Shreya Shanbhag* and Ranjitha

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Abstract

Genetics is the scientific study of genes and heredity of how certain qualities or traits are passed from parents to offsprings as a result of changes in DNA sequence. The abnormalities in the chromosome or the genes that they carry are responsible for genetic diseases. The same has been explained and understood in our classics in terms of beeja, beejabhaga, beejabhaga avayava. Our science gives a detailed description of the formation and development of garbha, factors having negative impact on garbha and measures to prevent it which is specially explained in the shareera sthana. Thus, genetics has been given prime importance in ayurveda and this is a comprehensive study of the same.

Keywords: Genetics, Beeja, Beejabhaga, Beejabhaga avayava, Genetic disease.