Basic Genetics HW

Basic Genetics

When reading the Tour of the Basics, about " What is Heredity?" and "What is trait?" I learned many facts about myself and others. Our physical traits, behavioral traits, and predisposition or a medical condition, are all brought down to us from our genes, but the enviorment around us can affect some of our traits or even completely change them. For examply, if someone has black hair but goes out in sunny weather a lot then you hair can become a lighter shade and that mean that your trait is changed. Also, if someone in youir family is diabetic, then you have a greater chance of being diabetic to however, if you control how much sugar you eat then you can perhaps have a less chance of being diabetic. You might realize that you are a lot like yout family, but they aren't the only ones that make you who you are, the enviorment around you shapes you too. Traits can be passed down from generattion to generation, and your child may have traits you didnt have.

In "What is Heredity?" there were lots of interesting details that explained why you are like what you are. Every human has two sets of 23 chromosones (46), and when a child is born they have one set from each of their parents. Each child can have very unique sets of chromosones but they must get one of each chromosome. Every human is different from each other in their own way but inside every human is actually alike.