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From Mendel’s pea plants to the molecular magic of DNA replication, genetics is the story of how life’s blueprint is copied and passed on. Understanding how DNA stores, duplicates, and sometimes ...

A random mutation in a gene can alter its function and bring about a new characteristic that can pass down for many generations, but this may not be the only way that organisms can inherit a trait.