BIOL 1201 Chapter : Biol 1201 Outline13
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While offspring resemble their parents and siblings there are still some. Some of these similarities and differences are studied using genetics. differences. often resemble each other. (see fig 13. 1) When individuals share similar genes (e. g. , offspring, siblings, etc. ) they. Reproduction is an emergent property associated with life. The reproduction of an organism is a consequence of heredity. --genetics the scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation. >>>>>>offspring acquire genes from parents by inheriting chromosomes. --genes hereditary units that program the specific traits that emerge as we develop from fertilized eggs into adults. Most genes program cells to synthesize specific enzymes and other codes for proteins whose cumulative action produces an organism"s inherited traits. The transmission of hereditary traits has its molecular basis in the precise replication of. Dna, which produces copies of genes that can be passed from parents to offspring. Gametes- reproductive cells that are the vehicles that transmit genes from one generation to the next.
