Genetics and Evolution: Principles of Inheritance

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Genetics

The scientific study of heredity, gene expression, and variation across biological systems, originating from the Ancient Greek terms genetikos ("genitive") and genesis ("origin").

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Evolution

Descent with modification; the shift in allele frequencies within populations across generations.

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Inheritance

The process by which genetic traits, characteristics, or disorders are passed from parents (one generation) to their offspring (next generation) through reproduction (asexual or sexual).

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Gene

A specific sequence of DNA nucleotides occupying a fixed locus on a chromosome that codes for a functional polypeptide or RNA.