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Kathleen Hernandez is a life sciences editor at Biology Insights. She worked as a copy editor for a textbook publisher and took a journalism degree at the University of North Texas. Hernandez oversees explanatory science content for general audiences.

What Is a Gene and What Is Its Function?
What Is Vertical Gene Transfer? A Look at Heredity
What Is an Open Reading Frame in Genetics?
What Is a Gene Drive and How Does It Work?
What Is a Beneficial Mutation?
What Is a De Novo Mutation and What Does It Mean?
Ancient DNA: How It Is Rewriting Human History
Homozygous: Definition, Traits, and Genetic Examples
What It Means to Be Genetically Identical
Why Are Some Pandas Brown? A Rare Genetic Mutation
What Are the Four Bases of RNA?
What Codons Code for the Amino Acid Tyrosine?
What Is a Gene and How Does It Define Our Traits?
What Is a Phenotype and What Determines It?
What Are Negative Mutations and How Do They Occur?
What Is Neanderthal DNA and How Does It Affect Humans?
What Is Germline Editing and Should It Be Used?
What Amino Acid Does the Start Codon Code For?
Archibald Garrod: Father of Biochemical Genetics
What Is the Human Mutation Rate and Why Does It Matter?
What Is a Generation Interval and Why Is It Important?
What Are Non-Inherited Traits? A Detailed Explanation
Cloned Mice: How They’re Made and Used in Science
How Many Genes Are in the Human Genome?
Environmental Influences on Phenotype: Mechanisms and Examples
Advancements in Genetic Engineering and Embryo Editing
Key Factors Affecting Genetic Variation in Populations
Understanding Heredity: Inheritance, Epigenetics, and Variation
Genetic Mutations: Types, Causes, and Cellular Repair Mechanisms
Phenotypic Variation: Genetic, Environmental, and Beyond