the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another

the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

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GENETICS

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Term	Definition
Heredity	the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another
Genetics	the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.
Gene	a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
Allele	one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.