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Genetics and Heredity Explained

Genetics is the study of heredity, focusing on how traits are passed from parents to offspring. Inheritance is the process of passing genetic traits, while variation refers to the differences among individuals of the same or different species. A Punnet square is a tool used to predict the probabilities of various genotypes and phenotypes in offspring from genetic crosses.

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Genetics and Heredity Explained

Genetics is the study of heredity, focusing on how traits are passed from parents to offspring. Inheritance is the process of passing genetic traits, while variation refers to the differences among individuals of the same or different species. A Punnet square is a tool used to predict the probabilities of various genotypes and phenotypes in offspring from genetic crosses.

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DEFINITION:

 GENETICS – Genetics is the study of heredity, the process by


which traits are passed from parents to offspring.

HEREDITY – heredity is the process by which traits are passed


from parents to their offspring.

 INHERITANCE – inheritance refers to the process by which


genetic traits are passed from parents to offspring.

 VARIATION- variation refers to the differences that exist among


individuals of the same species or among different species

 PUNNET SQUARE – A punnet square is a diagram used in biology


to predict the probability of different genotypes and phenotypes in the
offspring of a genetic cross.

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