Hereditary means that 'it' is passed on through the famil lineage. Genetic means that it might only be the individual who is affected.
2006-11-16 06:34:30
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answered by scotslad60 4
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No difference.
The idea THAT traits could be inherited developed long before the mechanism of HOW traits are inherited.
The term "hereditary" is older than "genetic". We had to discover genes first!
The terms are interchangeable.
2006-11-16 15:03:29
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answered by Pangolin 7
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Heredity (the adjective is hereditary) is the transfer of characteristics from parent to offspring, either through their genes or through the social institution called inheritance (for example, a title of nobility is passed from individual to individual according to relevant customs and/or laws).
1. [a] tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features
Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννÏ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. The word "genetics" was first suggested to describe the study of inheritance and the science of variation by the prominent British scientist William Bateson in a personal letter to Adam Sedgwick, dated April 18, 1905. Bateson first used the term "genetics" publicly at the Third International Conference on Genetics (London, England) in 1906.
Heredity and variations form the basis of genetics. Humans applied knowledge of genetics in prehistory with the domestication and breeding of plants and animals. In modern research, genetics provides important tools for the investigation of the function of a particular gene, e.g., analysis of genetic interactions. Within organisms, genetic information generally is carried in chromosomes, where it is represented in the chemical structure of particular DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules.
Genes encode the information necessary for synthesizing the amino-acid sequences in proteins, which in turn play a large role in determining the final phenotype, or physical appearance, of the organism. In diploid organisms, a dominant allele on one chromosome will mask the expression of a recessive gene on the other.
The phrase to code for is often used to mean a gene contains the instructions about how to build a particular protein, as in the gene codes for the protein. The "one gene, one protein" concept is now known to be simplistic. For example, a single gene may produce multiple products, depending on how its transcription is regulated. Genes code for the nucleotide sequences in mRNA, tRNA and rRNA, required for protein synthesis.
Genetics determines much (but not all) of the appearance of organisms, including humans, and possibly how they act. Environmental differences and random factors also play a part. Monozygotic ("identical") twins, a clone resulting from the early splitting of an embryo, have the same DNA, but different personalities and fingerprints. Genetically-identical plants grown in colder climates incorporate shorter and less-saturated fatty acids to avoid stiffness.
2006-11-16 14:42:15
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answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5
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Hereditary is something that you can aquire from parents such as eating habits, illness that runs in the family, things of that degree and etc.
Genetics is wat you aquire from your parents such as image. eye color, skin color, body type, nose and etc...
2006-11-16 14:42:43
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answered by Anonymous
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