What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
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ISBN: 9781464157745
Author: Jay Phelan
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Inheritance and Mendelian Genetics
Inheritance means the passing of traits to offspring from parents. These traits could be passed either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction. The offspring receives the genetic material from the parents. Mendelian inheritance is a certain b…
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Why offspring resemble their parents.

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The appearance and traits of an individual are determined by the genes the individual carries.

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Every organism on earth arises from a preexisting organism. Each individual must have a parent, and is born as a result of reproduction. Reproduction can be through both sexual and asexual means. However, in both methods, the offspring receives a copy of the genetic information from its parent(s). Since the offspring have the same (or similar) genes as their parents, they resemble them.

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Offspring resemble their parents because they receive a copy of the genetic information carried by the parents. Since both have the same (or similar) genes, they will display similar traits.

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