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An Introduction to Genetics
By Narayani Shankar What is Genetics? Genetics, the study of genes and heredity, is a field that seems to be rapidly advancing in science. So, what exactly is genetics? Well, this field explores the inheritance of traits, the variation of organisms, and molecular processes behind these. DNA: At the core of genetics is a very important molecule called DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA is the molecule that encodes genetic instructions. Shaped like a double helix(or a twisted l