Differential inheritance

Well kiddo, do you know what inheritance is? It's when you get something from your parents or grandparents, like money, a toy or even your eye color.

Now, when we talk about differential inheritance, it means that not everything you get from your parents is the same. You see, your parents each have two copies of every gene, and you get one copy from each of them. But sometimes, the genes you get from one of your parents are different from the ones you get from the other.

Let's say that your mom has curly hair and your dad has straight hair. If you get the curly hair gene from your mom and the straight hair gene from your dad, your hair might be somewhere in between, like wavy. That's an example of differential inheritance!

But it's not just about physical traits like hair or eye color. Your genes can also affect other things, like how your body processes food or responds to certain medicines. So differential inheritance can have a big impact on your health and well-being.

Overall, differential inheritance is just a fancy term for the fact that the traits and genes you get from your parents can be different, and that can influence who you are and how your body works. Pretty cool, huh?