offspring receive genes from their parents through dna & inheriting is when an inherited characteristic is passed from parent to offspring by dna ->  offspring will have similar dna to their parents  resemble means similar characteristics & if two organisms share similar dna, then those two organisms will have similar characteristics ->  if two organisms share similar dna, then those two organisms will resemble each other  offspring will have similar dna to their parents & if two organisms share similar dna, then those two organisms will resemble each other & childern is similar to offspring -> children usually resemble parents