how to load specific attributes from one table to another?

I am trying to load data from one tabl开发者_运维问答e to another. But I only need specific attributes from the table. For example,

I have two tables, Source(the table I am loading from) and Dest(the table I am putting the loaded data)

Source has ID, Birthyday, HometownAddress, CurrentAddress, Gender and Dest will include ID, Birthday and Gender.

How can I only load what I need to the Dest table?

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insert into dest ( select id, birthyday from source )