Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Reproduction, Genes, and Heredity ~ NGSS Link LS3.B-M.1

In sexually reproducing organisms, each parent contributes half of the genes acquired (at random) by the offspring. Individuals have two of each chromosome and hence two alleles of each gene, one acquired from each parent. These versions may be identical or may differ from each other.

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RH005004	In sexually reproducing organisms such as humans, half of the genetic information comes from each of the parents.
RH005005	In sexually reproducing organisms, such as humans, half of the chromosomes contain genetic information from one parent and half from the other parent.