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Genetics
Question | Answer |
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How are physical traits passed down from parent to child? | Heredity is the passing of traits from one generation to another, or inheritance. |
What are Chromosomes? | A structure found in the nucleus of a cell that contains the genetic information |
What are Genes? | A segment of DNA found on a chromosome that determines the inheritance of a particular trait. |
What are inherited traits? | Characteristics that are passed from parent to offspring. Examples of inherited traits may be eye color, eye shape, hair type, or face shape. |