AlienExplanations

(underlined phrases are metaphors themselves)
 * Explanatory phrases from the inheritance-to-aliens assignment**


 * Individuals __are born with characteristics__ from their parents
 * Paired chromosomes made up of genes __determine__ all of the offspring's characteristics
 * From infancy a gradual __metamorphosis__ occurs
 * Combinations of genes __determine__ height; the environment __plays a large role__
 * Humans do not inherit characteristics; they inherit __genes = possibilities__
 * Humans are __ultimately made up__ of genes
 * Genes __control__ the biological and developmental aspects of human life
 * genetic material __propagates itself__
 * differentiation is __controlled__ by chemical __coding__
 * genes are __ultimately responsible__ for most characteristics
 * height is a __genetic trait,__ inherited from one's parents; environment may have some influence
 * genes are composed of __information,__ the basic __formula__ for cells
 * genes __compose__ the internal environment of humans
 * the genetic __formula__ contains a __program__ of the developmental process
 * Biological factors inherited from parents combine with __developmental and external factors__
 * DNA __codes__ for specific proteins
 * genes are the __units of inheritance__ at the cellular basis
 * genes are the __fundamental basis__ of development
 * maximum __potentials lie within__ the chromosomes
 * external insults __limit the__ full __expression__ of intelligence
 * genetics determine the __capacity__
 * capacities have been __passed on__ to me
 * genetic material contributes __information__ which __determines__ the offspring's makeup
 * genes __are responsible for__ the initiation and direction of development
 * genes __code__ for proteins which __stimulate__ development
 * the environment merely __delimits__ how genes will be __expressed__
 * the nucleus is the __control center__ of the cell
 * genes = __information determine__ characteristics
 * DNA = __inheritance link__
 * genes = __raw material__ inherited
 * the zygote undergoes billions of cell divisions to become a baby
 * intelligence may be __strictly due__ to genetic processes; the environment may act by t__urning__ genes __on and off__
 * genes __determine__ some specific characteristic
 * cells __arrange themsleves__ in a pattern
 * sperm/ egg __contain__ all the __information__ necessary to build another male/female
 * genes __carry__ the information
 * genetically __transferred__
 * inherit genetic __potential__; __expression__ depends on environmental factors
 * genes __code__ for traits
 * an individual is a product of a set of __instructions__ of a __program__
 * __dissect __the complex relationship between nature and nurture