Heredity
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Heredityis the passing oftraits(characteristics) from parents to offspring. Inbiology,the study of heredity is calledgenetics.With most living things, heredity is analysed bybreeding(making crosses), often in alaboratory.But withhumans,heredity is studied in other ways.Familypedigrees,identical twinsandDNAgenomeanalysis all provide clues.[1]
A trait which may be inherited isheritable;it isinbornorinnate.
References
[change|change source]- ↑Sesardi, Neven 2005.Making sense of heritability.Cambridge University Press.