​Article found in https://athleticsweekly.com/

​DNA is the blue print of life

Genes

​A gene is a heritable factor that consists of a length of DNA and influences a specific characteristic

• A gene occupies a specific position on a chromosome

• The various specific forms of a gene are alleles

​Genes and Inheritance

​As you can see from this picture, their biological son has inherited some traits from their mother

​- red hair, eyebrow colour

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​Some traits from their father

​- hair shape nose shape, eye colour, mouth shape and face shape

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