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Heredity
Heredity is the passing of traits, or features, from parents to offspring through genes. Genes, which are found inside cells, are shared from one generation to the next, passing on all kinds of characteristics like eye color, dimples, freckles, and height.
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Key Vocabulary
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Heredity
• inherited trait
• learned behavior
• gene