( ( ( ( heredity ( the transmission ) ) , ) ( via ( ( genes , ) ( of ( ( certain traits ) ( from ( parent ( to offspring ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN heredity)) (NP (DT the) (NN transmission)) (, ,) (PP (IN via) (NP (NP (NNS genes)) (, ,) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ certain) (NNS traits)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (NN parent)) (PP (TO to) (NP (NN offspring))))))))) (. .)))
heredity the transmission, via genes, of certain traits from parent to offspring.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Heredity)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN science)) (PP (IN of) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (NP (NNS traits)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN passed) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNS parents))) (PP (TO to) (NP (NN offspring)))))))))) (. .)))