Difference between revisions of "Heredity"

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Inheritance is the features we get from our parents.

Singular Noun: Inheritance

Plural Noun: Inheritances

Verb: To inherit

Adjective: Inherited

Living creatures inherit the features of their parents.

When there are two parents the offspring will inherit some features of both parents.


If both parents have blue eyes the their children will all inherit blue eyes.	A spotted dog inherited those spots form its parents.	The shape of bird's beak is inherited form its parents.	Two parents with a "widow's peak" will have children with a "widow's peak".

Heredity is the passing down of traits from parent to offspring by DNA.

Heredity is the genetic traits of an offspring passed down from its parents by DNA.

The genome of an individual is inherited from its parents.

In sexual reproduction half of the genome of an organism is inherited form each parent.

Phenotypical traits of an organism will be the result of the [genotype]] containing pairs of recessive alleles or one or more dominant alleles.

Some diseases are inherited from parents. These are known as inherited disorders.

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 [[Heredity]] is the passing down of traits from parent to [[offspring]] by [[DNA]].
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+===Meaning===
+[[Heredity]] is the [[genetic]] traits of an [[offspring]] passed down from its parents by [[DNA]].
+===About Heredity===
+: The [[genome]] of an individual is '''inherited''' from its parents.
+: In [[Sexual Reproduction|sexual reproduction]] half of the [[genome]] of an [[organism]] is '''inherited''' form each parent.
+: [[Phenotype|Phenotypical]] traits of an [[organism]] will be the result of the [genotype]] containing pairs of [[Recessive Allele|recessive alleles]] or one or more [[Dominant Allele|dominant alleles]].
+: Some [[disease]]s are '''inherited''' from parents. These are known as [[Inherited Disorder|inherited disorders]].