Meteorology (Greek <em>meteoros</em> = "in the sky" + <em>logia</em> = "study") is the study of weather and climate. Wind movement is a major component of weather.
<em>Oceanography</em> deals with the physical and biological characteristics of the oceans.
<em>Geology</em> is the study of rocks and similar materials that make up the Earth’s surface.
<em>Biology</em> is the study of living things.
<em>Astronomy</em> is the study of objects that exist beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.
Dominant lethal alleles can be passed down if the individual can live to a reproductive age. The individual can then have children and can possibly pass down the lethal allele