genetics

Humans have 46 chromosomes 23 from mum 23 from dad

You'r traits include hair type skin color eye color bone structure and and parts of your personality.

Heredity is the passing of traits from parents to child.

No one has the same set as DNA except for
identical twins.

Males have sperm cells and females have eggs

your genes your environment and nutrition effect who you are

dominant genes will show more than recessive

Inherited trait is what you are born with but learned behavior is something that you lear or are taught

Gregory mento study pea plants to learn about heredity

the putnnett square is used to predict traits

mento studied pea plants over 8 years

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mutations are permanent changes to the DNA

cancer is caused by mutation

mutations are usually bad

good mutations can lead to eveloution

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