It is mined for minerals (salt, sand, gravel, and some manganese, copper, nickel, iron, and cobaltcan be found in the deep sea) and drilled for crude oil. The ocean plays a critical role in removing carbon from the atmosphere and providing oxygen.
http://marinebio.org/oceans/ocean-resources/
A gene
is something that is passed onto you, pretty much like this: My dad had blonde hair and green eyes, and that's what I got. My mom was Brown haired and blue eyes. I got her eyebrows and mouth. Get what im saying? It's something that is passed down to you.