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Question: explain the basic rules and processes associated with the passing on of genetic characteristics. You are developing some understanding of why you may look like someone else in your family. You may be better able to explain why you have your mother's eyes, or your grandfather's hairline, but there is still much to come in genetics! The determination of human eye colour is much more complicated than the simple principles developed by Mendel. For thousands of years, people bred their livestock and plants hoping to establish desirable characteristics in the next generation. Their attempts weren't always successful. Not until the 18505 did scientific discoveries lead to an understanding ofjust how these characteristics were passed from one generation to the next. Gregor Mendel, the "Father of Genetics," was the first major contributor to these discoveries. By examining the work of Gregor Mendel, you should now have begun to understand how one trait is passed on to the next generation. Explain why you may show many of the same traits that you see in your parents. Include a Punnett square as part of your response. Explain why you may show some traits seen in your grandparents but not in your parents. Again include a Punnett square as part of your response