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Genes as Heritable Units

Inheritance is the process by which genetic information is passed from parent to offspring. Humans have 23 chromosome pairs. One chromosome from each of these pairs come from each of the parents. A gene is a segment of DNA that codes for something. Each chromosome contains hundreds to thousands of genes.

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