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  1. Genetics | History, Biology, Timeline, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 14, 2025 · Genetics, study of heredity in general and of genes in particular. Genetics forms one of the central pillars of biology and overlaps with many other areas, such as agriculture, …

  2. genetics - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    Genetics is the study of heredity, or how certain features pass from parents to their offspring, or young. Every kind of plant and animal produces young of its own species, or type.

  3. genetics summary | Britannica

    Genetics, study of heredity in general and of genes in particular. Genetics forms one of the central pillars of biology and overlaps with many other areas, such as agriculture, medicine, and …

  4. Genetics Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    GENETICS meaning: the scientific study of how genes control the characteristics of plants and animals

  5. Life - Genetics, Evolution, Biology | Britannica

    Dec 13, 2025 · Fundamental to the genetic definition of life then seems to be the notion that a certain level of complexity cannot be achieved without natural selection.

  6. Dominance | Definition & Examples | Britannica

    A number of genetic diseases in humans are autosomal recessive, meaning that two mutant recessive alleles are required to produce symptoms of disease. An example is sickle cell …

  7. Genetics - Microbes, DNA, Evolution | Britannica

    Dec 14, 2025 · Molecular genetics Molecular genetics is the study of the molecular structure of DNA, its cellular activities (including its replication), and its influence in determining the overall …

  8. Mendelian inheritance | Gregor Mendel, Genes, & Genetics

    Jul 20, 1998 · Through his careful breeding of garden peas, Gregor Mendel discovered the basic principles of heredity and laid the mathematical foundation of the science of genetics.

  9. Molecular genetics | biology | Britannica

    Molecular genetics is the study of the molecular structure of DNA, its cellular activities (including its replication), and its influence in determining the overall makeup of an organism.

  10. Heredity | Definition & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 6, 2025 · Discoveries into the nature of genes have shown that genes are important determinants of all aspects of an organism’s makeup. For this reason, most areas of biological …