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Hereditary - College Essay

Hereditary

Introduction:
My topic is "." I have always been interested in genetics,
and this is a large branch of genetics. In this report I also plan to speak
about evolution. I would like to learn more about what causes specific
traits and what the future might bring.

Body:
A person gets his or her traits from their parents. These traits
include everything from the person's sex to their mental abilities or
problems. These traits are hereditary because they are passed on through
genes. They get these genes from their parents and grandparents. They may
inherit innate abilities of their parents, such as an affinity for music.

Another factor in who you are is the environment you live in. ...

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contain the
information of a person's potential height, potential strength against
disease, and other physical characteristics.

A human being has 23 pairs of chromosomes in every cell in his or her
body (except reproductive cells). If, during a stage of growth, a fetus
somehow loses one of these chromosomes, the baby may die, or have a birth
defect. Since this error is written on their genes, they may pass it on to
their children, who may or may not have anything wrong with them.

The way a person looks, as I have stated, is hereditary. In humans,
brown eyes are dominant. Thus, if a person with brown eyes and a recessive
blue eye gene were to marry someone with similar genes, it is most likely
their children would have brown eyes. A chart is used to show the
possibilities:

A diagram like that could be used to find out what the eyes of a
couples children would be. The reason "B" is capitalized is because it is a
dominant trait, and the reason "b" is not ...

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Added: 5/24/2008 11:45:41 AM
Category: Science & Nature
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