Since all ruby-throated hummingbirds migrate at around the same time each year, many populations that were possibly isolated during the winter intermingle during the summer breeding season. This annual migratory behavior results in a transfer of genetic information from one population to another, which is known as .

Dna. we have heard that we are a product of our dna. but where is it? how do we "get" our dna? it is passed to us, from our parents, but in what form? several vocabulary words associated with inheritance are used interchangeably and sometimes, incorrectly. let's see if you can clear this up for someone just learning about inheritance and cell structure.