FAMILY TRAITS (SKIN COLOUR, HEIGHT, ALBINISM, ETC.)

CONTENT

Definition of Genetics
Meaning of Heredity
Definition of Family Traits
Examples of Family Traits
Dominant and Recessive Traits
Importance of Family Traits

Definition of Genetics

Genetics is the scientific study of heredity and variation in living things. The transfer of materials which leads to heredity and variation occurs during reproduction in living things.

Meaning of Heredity

Heredity is a branch of genetics which studies how children or offspring take after their parents.

Definition of Family Traits

Family traits can be defined as transmittable characteristics which are passed from parents to offspring or children or progeny from one generation to another through reproduction. You may have your hair colour as your mother or your eye colour as your father.

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We all have inherited traits that we share in common with others. Families share many traits in common because parents pass down inherited traits to their children. Yet, every person has a combination of traits that is unique to them.

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