Studying life science, physical science, and Earth science integration.
Genetics is the study of how traits, like eye color or height, are passed from parents to offspring. DNA, found in the nucleus of cells, carries instructions for building and maintaining living things.
Some traits are dominant (they show up if at least one parent passes them on), while others are recessive (they only show up if both parents pass them on).
Understanding genetics helps solve crimes, treat diseases, and improve agriculture.
You might have brown eyes because the gene for brown eyes is dominant.
Some genetic diseases are only inherited if both parents carry the gene.
Genetics explains how traits are inherited and why we resemble our families.