"At every stage, the children's familiarity with the Harry Potter characters can be used as a hook to engage them in discussing concepts of heredity and genetics, " they write.

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And like the characters in her best-selling Harry Potter series, British writer Rowling possesses magical powers.

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Harry Potter, "Star Wars" and Indiana Jones characters have been made into toy-like video games with some success.

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