Upon completing this chapter, the student should be able to:

1. Define heredity.
2. Explain how genetic information is passed from generation to generation.
3. Explain the structure of DNA and its functions.
4. Discuss how Mendel's studies explain heredity and explain how science works.
5. Explain how we have improved on Mendel's original understandings.
6. Explain the relationship between genes and behavior.
7. Explain what a gene pool is.
8. Discuss why we look at the genetics of populations to understand evolution.