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Genes and genetics determine how parents pass on qualities to their offspring. The passing of characteristics from parents to offspring is known as heredity. Genes carry complicated instructions that tell the body's cells how to develop and behave. Discover more in Genes and Genetics, a title in the Growth, Development, and Reproduction of the Human Body series.
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