CONCEPTS SUMMARY >Genetics is central to the life of every individual: it influences our physical features susceptibility to numerous diseases personality, and intelligence genetics plays important roles in agriculture the pharmaceutical industry and medicine It is central to the study of biology. Genetic variation is the foundation of evolution and is critical to understanding all lifeCONCEPTS SUMMARY ➢Genetics is central to the life of every individual: it influences our physical features, susceptibility to numerous diseases, personality, and intelligence. ➢Genetics plays important roles in agriculture, the pharmaceutical industry, and medicine. It is central to the study of biology. ➢Genetic variation is the foundation of evolution and is critical to understanding all life. 12