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differentiate between genetic and material heritage​

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Genetic inheritance is a basic principle of genetics and explains how characteristics are passed from one generation to the next.

Genetic inheritance occurs due to genetic material in the form of DNA being passed from parents to their offspring. When organisms reproduce, all the information for growth, survival, and reproduction for the next generation is found in the DNA passed down from the parent generation.

Much of our understanding of inheritance began with the work of a monk by the name of Gregor Mendel. His experiments and ‘Laws of Inheritance’ provide the foundations for modern genetics.

In sexual reproduction, the genetic material of two parents is combined and passed on to one individual. Although the offspring receives a combination of genetic material from two parents, certain genes from each parent will dominate the expression of different traits.

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