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    how do parent's genes get passed to their offspring?

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    The genes for certain traits are passed down in families from parents to children. This has been known for thousands of years--even in Biblical times--and has allowed farmers to breed better crops and animals. For example, parents with black hair will likely give birth to children with black hair, just as parents with long noses will have kids with long noses. Once in awhile, though, this doesn’t work and parents with black hair will give birth to a blond. This discrepancy can be explained by the principle of segregation, first noted by Austrian monk Gregor Mendel over 100 years ago. The principle has three parts.


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