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Heredity

Similar term(s): inheritance, hereditary material.

Definition:

The transfer of genetic information from parent cells to [offspring].

Source & ©: CoRIS Glossary 

More:

In humans, genes are transferred from parents to child through the DNA contained in the mother's egg and in the father's sperm.

Source & ©: GreenFacts

Related words:

Genetic material - Mendel's principles of heredity


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14-2-2008