Section 1
The Blueprint (Genes and Proteins)
Key Idea
Why do traits get passed down?
Cells contain genes, which are instructions for building protein molecules.
Key Idea.
Section 1
The Blueprint (Genes and Proteins)
Why do traits get passed down?
Cells contain genes, which are instructions for building protein molecules.
Section 2
Inheritance
Organisms do not build their genes from scratch; they inherit them from their parents during reproduction.
This is why the survival of parents matters. If only the high-poison newts survive today, they pass their "high-poison genes" to the babies of tomorrow. The traits of the future population are determined by who reproduces today.
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Section 1
The Blueprint (Genes and Proteins)
Why do traits get passed down?
Cells contain genes, which are instructions for building protein molecules.
Section 2
Inheritance
Organisms do not build their genes from scratch; they inherit them from their parents during reproduction.
This is why the survival of parents matters. If only the high-poison newts survive today, they pass their "high-poison genes" to the babies of tomorrow. The traits of the future population are determined by who reproduces today.
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