( ( ( ( The science ) ( of heredity ) ) ( -LRB- ( genetics -RRB- ) ) ) ( ( is ( ( the study ) ( of ( ( the transmission ) ( of ( characteristics ( from ( parent ( to offspring ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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The science of heredity (genetics) is the study of the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring.
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