3 facts learned about genetics

some inherited traits are determined by multiple different genes.

DNA molecules have a specific shape called a double helix.

we get 23 chromosomes from our mother and 23 from our father.

1. Humans share about 90% of genetic material with mice and 98% with chimpanzees.

2. Nearly every cell in the human body contains a complete copy of the human genome.

3. We get 23 chromosomes from our mother and 23 from our father.

4. Some diseases are inherited through genes.