'''Genetics''' is the study a subfield of [[hereditybiology]] concerned with the diversity, replication, [[mutation]], and translation of [[genes]].
==QuotesHistory of Genetics== *The emerging study of [[behavioral genetics]] [is] much subtler than the genetics of simple, "Mendelian" traits such as eye color. <ref> [http://www.leaderu.com/jhs/satinover.html The Gay Gene?] by Jeffrey Satinover, M.D.</ref>
==Terms used in genetics==
*[[DNA]] - very long Double stranded helical organic moleculecomposed of nucleic acids, with two strands linked with spokessugars, and phosphate groups.*[[RNA]]- Single stranded organic molecule composed of nucleic acids, sugars, and phosphate groups.*[[chromosome]]- Condensed DNA and proteins.*[[allele]]- Differences in genotype among individuals for a single gene.*[[gene]]- Regions of DNA that are transcribed to RNA.
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