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How do cells determine a trait a living thing would have?

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Cells are not what determines what one's traits are chromosomes are the key factor in that

in a typical person there are 46 chromosomes 23 from the mother and 23 from the father chromosomes are able to remove, replace, or erase certain DNA molecules thus producing your different traits in a human

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