Genes are small parts of our DNA that help decide how we look and act.
Every person has 23 pairs of chromosomes, which are like tiny packages of genes. One set comes from your mom, and the other set comes from your dad.
A gene can have different versions called alleles.
The way these alleles mix together decides how we look or what traits we have, following the rules of inheritance by Mendel.
For example, things like eye color are decided by many different genes. About 75% of the differences in our eye color come from our genetics.
Genes are small parts of our DNA that help decide how we look and act.
Every person has 23 pairs of chromosomes, which are like tiny packages of genes. One set comes from your mom, and the other set comes from your dad.
A gene can have different versions called alleles.
The way these alleles mix together decides how we look or what traits we have, following the rules of inheritance by Mendel.
For example, things like eye color are decided by many different genes. About 75% of the differences in our eye color come from our genetics.