In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

The blueprint of who we are begins with the genes passed down from our parents. While these inherited traits give us our eye color and height, they can also contain instructions that increase our risk ...

It has been hypothesized that the inheritance of epigenetic traits, such as DNA methylation, may be more prevalent than is currently established 1,2. This phenomenon could help explain poorly ...