Question

Define genetics?

Answer 1

Genetics:

1. It is the branch of science that deals with the study of genetic variation genes, and heredity.
2. Gregor Johann Mendel is called the “Father of Modern Genetics” for his discoveries on the basic principles of heredity.
3. Genetics provides an explanation for how variations in DNA sequence cause specific characteristics or traits to be transferred from parents to children.
4. A gene is a section of DNA that has the instructions needed to create one or more molecules that support bodily function.
5. Modern genetics mainly focuses on the chemical substance that genes are made of, known as deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, and the ways in which it affects the chemical reactions that are constituents in the living processes within the cell.