The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.
Plants absorb me from the soil through assimilation, I am eaten by animals the animals and plants die and decompose where I am released back into the soil, weathering and erosion cause me to release out of rocks, I then find my way into the ocean being carried by water, I then return to the soil through the water.
DNA is the biochemical structure for transmitting genetic information regarding the genetic make up of an organism. DNA is a biochemical molecule that is found in all living organisms and is the principal determinants of the characteristics an organism will possess. The chromosomes which enclose the DNA molecule is usually located in the nucleus of cells.
