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186 MHR • Unit 2 Reproduction
Do all the Douglas fir trees in this photograph look the same to you? It may not be obvious to the eye, but even in a healthy forest each member of the same species has some differences in genetic information. This genetic information determines why members of a species share some similar characteristics but also have slightly different characteristics. In this chapter, you will explore the method of reproduction by which an organism receives genetic information from both its parents.