Biology, the study of living organisms, can be a challenging subject, especially when it comes to heredity and genetics. These courses cover the processes through which certain traits are passed down through generations, and how offspring receive genes from their parents. This article is meant to serve as a guide for students studying biology to help clarify the differences between two basic principles of heredity: codominance and incomplete dominance.

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Have you ever heard of a disease that is nonliving, contains no genetic material, and is impossible to survive? Prion diseases, which have been documented as far back as 1732, occur when a misfolded protein interacts with regularly shaped proteins, leading other proteins to misfold and clump together, and causing brain damage. 17 prion diseases have been discovered, and there are 3 types of prion diseases: herediary, sporadic, and acquired. Could you have a prion disease?