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| − | '''Heredity''' is the transference of characteristics from ancestors to descendants. | + | '''Heredity''' is the transference of characteristics from ancestors to descendants - that is, the reason why [[children|offspring]] tend to resemble their [[parent]]s. |
{{quotation|Almost every human characteristic is in significant measure heritable. But few human behavioral traits are directly inherited, in the manner of height, for example, or eye color. Inherited means "directly determined by genes," with little or no way of preventing or modifying the trait through a change in the environment.<ref>[http://www.narth.com/docs/istheregene.html "Is There a 'Gay Gene'?] National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality</ref>}} | {{quotation|Almost every human characteristic is in significant measure heritable. But few human behavioral traits are directly inherited, in the manner of height, for example, or eye color. Inherited means "directly determined by genes," with little or no way of preventing or modifying the trait through a change in the environment.<ref>[http://www.narth.com/docs/istheregene.html "Is There a 'Gay Gene'?] National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality</ref>}} | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | * [[Gene]] | ||
| + | * [[Baramin]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 00:58, November 26, 2008
Heredity is the transference of characteristics from ancestors to descendants - that is, the reason why offspring tend to resemble their parents.
Almost every human characteristic is in significant measure heritable. But few human behavioral traits are directly inherited, in the manner of height, for example, or eye color. Inherited means "directly determined by genes," with little or no way of preventing or modifying the trait through a change in the environment.[1]
See Also
References
- ↑ "Is There a 'Gay Gene'? National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality