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Due to the nature of DNA and inheritance, a parent generation lends its DNA to the next generation. In sexually reproducing species, each parent contributes DNA to the offspring. However, the extent to which any parent's genes are expressed in the offspring is indeterminable insofar as the randomness of crossing over and separation during meiosis can be accounted for. Even so, some traits (namely hereditary disorders or eye color) can be implied based on parental genes. Overall, the effect of crosses between each parents' genes is to maintain genetic variability and diversity, and leads to children that are not absolute clones of either parent (except for in incredibly rare cases, or in ones that have been induced).

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What can a punnett square tell us?

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What did Mendel make to determine a trait forms and their alleles were inherited together?

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