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Genetics
| Characteristics | Features or traits |
| Variation | The differences within a species |
| Inherited | Controlled by DNA |
| Acquired | Controlled by enviroment |
| DNA | Genetic material that is found in the nucleus |
| Chromosomes | A Chromosome is a section of DNA. Human Cells contain 46 chromosomes in total, or 23 pairs |
| Genes | A Gene is a section of a chromosome. Each gene controls a specific characteristic |
| XY | Male |
| Female |