Genetics is a widespread topic covering the makeup of the human body itself. By studying genetics the world can get a greater understanding of how humans get their traits, how genetic disorders form, what causes genetic disorders and how one's genes were formed from two single cells. In this essay, you will find six interesting things you must know about genetics. The Study of Genetics Genetics is the foundation of human makeup. “The study of genetics is the study of biological inheritance” (McMahon). Genes, heredity and how humans look the way they do, and how their offspring will be similar is covered in this study.”Genetics is also used to explore inherited diseases and to determine whether or not people are more susceptible to certain diseases because of their genes” (McMahon). Geneticists are people who study genetics and, “examine a wide variety of inherited traits” (McMahon). Geneticists examen and study the DNA in a human's genes and how it's coded to help answer the question, Who am I, or What makes me, me. Because 99% of everyone living on earth is identical, geneticists have a very important job of finding how that 1% can make a huge difference. What are genes …show more content…
Humans body started off and two single cells that combined traits to make an offspring. Humans DNA is located in the nucleus of a cell and is inside of the chromosomes. Human chromosomes hold every single “instruction” that the body follows to make the human body the way it is. “Inside every chromosome is a double helix. In the double helix, DNA is coded. The four bases that make up the double helix are adenine and thymine, guanine and cytosine” (Finegold). Adenine matches with thymine and guanine and cytosine match together. Based on what number chromosome and where on the chromosome the bases are located, will determine the bodies