Reproduction and the passing of traits of the parent to the child are two of the most basic, and most awe-inspiring, facts of life. Not only are physical and chemical characteristics passed along, but behavioral and survival techniques also come encoded in the genetic heritage of the offspring. How much of what you are comes from the genes given you by your parents? How does your behavior affect what you will pass along to your children? How much of what you are will be given to your children? Since so much of life comes packaged in the genes, where did so much diversity in living organisms come from? Why can one individual in a species be so different from another, and why can one species be so different from another? Does diversity come only from mistakes in inheritance, or is there a mechanism for creating diverse forms of life?
2007-03-29
18:27:34
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