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CHARACTER OF OFFSPRING 



In the same incubator, under like conditions of moisture and 

 temperature, some eggs hatch into Rhode Island Reds and some 



into Plymouth Rocks. 

 One horse is said to in- 

 herit a definite coat color, 

 a certain shape, or the 

 ability to run rapidly or 

 to pull heavy loads. 

 These characters are part 

 of his breed. The John- 

 son children are known 

 to be tall and the Brown 

 children are short, al- 

 though they all seem to 

 be given good food and 

 care. They inherit their 

 stature. In addition to 

 anything in the environ- 

 ment, which may influ- 

 ence the qualities or 

 characteristics of indi- 

 viduals, there is some- 

 thing with which the 

 individual is born. Some- 

 thing that influences his 



After Morgan 



Through careful experimentation, definite parts of 

 chromosomes in the fruit fly have been found to be re- 

 lated to definite structures. Scientists have mapped on 

 the chromosomes of the fruit fly, the location of the genes development and makes 

 which carry certain definite characters. 



him different from others 



that live in the same environment. The characters that are 

 inherent in the individual are known as germinal variations. They 

 are a part of the ancestry because they are in the genes of the 

 chromosomes in the fertilized cell. They can be transmitted from 

 parent to offspring because they are a part of the germ plasm in the 

 egg and sperm. 



