Friday 27 June 2014

Genes


Genes are the units of heredity. They contain the hereditary information encoded in their chemical structure for transmission from generation to generation. They affect development and function, both normal and abnormal. Though genes are not seen with a microscope, much is known about them by indirect methods. It is said we inherit about 50000 genes from father and 50000 from mother.
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