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heredity
study of the processes involved in transferring genetic material from one generation to the next
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
-is the genetic material that is passed on to offspring for the continuity of life
-determines the characteristics that define the species
-in all living things
-contains the instructions, written in a chemical code, for the production of proteins by the cell
-information it contains is sufficient for the making and maintaining of an organism