
Overview
The color of your eyes, the shape of your nose, and the straightness (or curliness) of your hair depend on your genes. Not jeans the pants, but genes, the long strands of chemicals in your cells. Genes are like a blueprint for your body, and your cells follow the blueprint to build you. All living things have genes in their cells. You get your genes from your parents – half from your mom and half from your dad. Your parents got their genes from their parents, your grandparents. Living things pass down their genes from generation to generation. Genes from a mother’s egg cell mix with genes from a father’s sperm cell to make a complete set of plans for a baby. Baby humans, baby dogs, and baby plants all grow up to look like their parents because of genes.
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5 - 1Forensics September 19, 1997
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5 - 2Space Exploration September 26, 1997
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5 - 3Genes October 17, 1997
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5 - 4Architecture October 24, 1997
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5 - 5Farming October 31, 1997
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5 - 6Life Cycles November 14, 1997
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5 - 7Do-It-Yourself Science November 21, 1997
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5 - 8Atoms & Molecules November 28, 1997
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5 - 9Ocean Exploration December 05, 1997
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5 - 10Lakes & Ponds February 21, 1998
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5 - 11Smell February 28, 1998
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5 - 12Caves April 25, 1998
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5 - 13Fluids May 02, 1998
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5 - 14Erosion May 09, 1998
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5 - 15Comets & Meteors May 16, 1998
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5 - 16Storms May 23, 1998
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5 - 17Measurement May 30, 1998
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5 - 18Patterns June 06, 1998
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5 - 19Science of Music June 13, 1998
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5 - 20Motion June 20, 1998