Ok, not quite sure what you're asking. Hm. So you have a set of chromosomes. It goes through meiosis and splits itself. The end result is sperm (you're a guy, right? XD), which contains only half. In the female it's an egg which also only has half. Those two come together to make a new full set. So half of your chromosomes don't get passed on, yea.
Oh and as for my familiarity with these subjects, it's the result of almost 4 years of university where I took courses in molecular genetics, evolution, ecology, animals, microbio, human physiology, neuroscience, other boring medical sciences and also some years of tutoring high school kids. It's also why I don't participate in debates with creationists unless it is to mock them. Can't stand it. But if you're interested in these things, textbooks are a good way to go but they're dry. IMO, to understand something you need to know the boring parts and not just the interesting parts, molecular anything is dead boring to me but it helps you understand so much when you zoom out and look at the big picture again.
Oh and as for my familiarity with these subjects, it's the result of almost 4 years of university where I took courses in molecular genetics, evolution, ecology, animals, microbio, human physiology, neuroscience, other boring medical sciences and also some years of tutoring high school kids. It's also why I don't participate in debates with creationists unless it is to mock them. Can't stand it. But if you're interested in these things, textbooks are a good way to go but they're dry. IMO, to understand something you need to know the boring parts and not just the interesting parts, molecular anything is dead boring to me but it helps you understand so much when you zoom out and look at the big picture again.
