In this part . . .
First and foremost, genetics is concerned with how traits are inherited.
The process of cell division is central to how chromosomes are divvyed up among offspring.
When genes are passed on, some are assertive and dominant while others are shy and recessive.
The study of how different traits are inherited and expressed is called Mendelian genetics.
Genetics also determines your sex (as in maleness or femaleness), and your sex influences how certain traits are expressed.
In this part, I explain what genetics is and what it’s used for, how cells divide, and how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
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Genetics
Storie breviMy goal is to explain every topic so that anyone, even someone without any genetics background at all, can follow the subject and understand how it works. As in the first, I include many examples from the frontiers of research. I also make sure that...
