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How much genetic information is passed from parent to offspring?
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∙ 12y ago
i think you meant "...from each parent?" Here it goes. All humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, or 46 in total. When mommy and daddy want to have a baby, they do the deed, and each provides 23 chromosomes, one from each pair, to the zygote forming in the mother. This is to keep the number of chromosome at a constant number. Now the baby will be born with 23 pairs of chromosomes, it 46 in total.
Edited answer:
50% from each parent
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y ago23 chromosomes from the mother, and 23 chromosomes from the father, making a total of 46.
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∙ 12y agoOffspring receive half of their DNA from each parent, but a tiny bit more from the female parent because she also gives the child DNA that's found in the mitochondria of her egg cytoplasm.
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∙ 11y agoA person inherits half his or her genetic information from his or her mother, and half from his or her father.
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∙ 13y ago26 chomosomes from each parent
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What is a genetic characteristic that is passed down from parent its offspring?
INHERITED for A~plus
Genetic information is contained in protein molecules and is passed from one parent to another?
genetic information is contained in protein molecules and is passed from one parent to another.
How is genetic information is passed from parents to offspring?
The traits are passed on through gametes, in which the males sperm carries, and the females eggs are carried. Each only contains one of each chromotids which decides your traits depending on the matches the chromosomes make.
in asexual reproduction how many chromosomes is passed on from one parent to offspring?
how many (number of chromosomes are passed from parent to offspring in asexual reproduction
Who discovered using pea plants than information in the form of genes are passed from the parent to offspring?
Gregor Mendel.
What is the genetic information that is passed from a parent to its offspring found in?
DNA molecules
What is the genetic information that is passed from a parent to its offspring is found in?
DNA molecules
The genetic information that is passed from a parent to its offspring is found in?
Most of the genetic information that is passed form a parent to its offspring is found in DNA molecules.
What is it called when genetic molecules is passed from parent to offspring?
chromosomes
What is a genetic characteristic that is passed down from parent its offspring?
INHERITED for A~plus
Why is heredity important?
it's a genetic trait that is passed down from the parent to there offspring.
What are characteristics passed from parent to offspring called?
genetic traits
Genetic information is contained in protein molecules and is passed from one parent to another?
genetic information is contained in protein molecules and is passed from one parent to another.
How are genetic mutations passed from parent to offspring?
In the gametes.
How can a mutation be passed on to offspring?
A mutation can be passed on if it occurs in a sex cell. This is because offspring have a copy of the parent's genetic code, so any mutation that is present here will also be present in the offspring.
Define genetic study?
There is no such thing as genetic study-but there is such thing as genetics. Genetics is the study of heredity, or how traits are passed down from parent to offspring.
How are mutations passed down from parent to offspring?
Mutations can be passed from parent to offspring only by mutations found in genes. These genetic mutations can be hereditary. Chromosomal mutations only occur in one person and cannot be passed on to the offspring.
