Genes are passed down the generations in a predictable manner and we receive roughly half of our genetic material from each parent. This article explains the nature, structure and role of genes, ...

A new framework which reconciles the roles of behavioural genetics and cultural evolution in inheritance – and cuts through the nature/nurture debate – has been put forward by researchers at the ...

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt … in spring 2013, Jolie had a double mastectomy after finding out that she carries the breast cancer gene. Photograph: Rex Dr Sharon Moalem recently diagnosed a mother ...

Some characteristics are controlled by a single gene, such as fur in animals and red-green colour blindness in humans. Each gene might have different forms, and these are called alleles. The diagram ...

All living things – including people, plants and animals – must reproduce to ensure the survival of their species. When they do – they pass on genetic information from one generation to the next – in ...

BSc Genetics syllabus: The B.Sc. Genetics syllabus is carefully crafted to give students a fundamental and thorough grasp of the fundamental ideas guiding life's instruction set: DNA, inheritance, and ...

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