Heredity

Similar term(s): inheritance, hereditary material.

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

Source: CoRIS Glossary 

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

Genetic material - Mendel's principles of heredity

Español: Herencia
Français: Hérédité

Genetically Modified Crops