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What is heritable variation?
Heritable variation is the variation in characteristics caused by genetic factors.
Units of information about heritable traits?
A gene is a unit that determines heritable characteristics. An allele is one of the alternative versions of a gene for a character.
A heritable change in the characteristics within a population from one generation to the next?
Evolution.
What is the term used to describe the heritable physical characteristics of living organisms?
phenotype
What is the term used to describe the heritable physical characteristics of living organism?
phenotype
What is the term used to describe the heritable physical characteristics of a living organisms?
phenotype
What does heritable variation mean?
Inherited variation is when we inherit half of our characteristics from each parent.
How does the environment cause variations in organisms?
Our genes decide what characteristics we inherit, but the environment can affect how these inherited characteristics develop, like a person could be tall but in their childhood have a poor diet which cause poor growth.
What questions do geographers ask relating to 5 themes of geography?
Geographers may ask questions related to the 5 themes of geography, including: Location - Where is a place located? Place - What are the physical and human characteristics of a location? Human-Environment Interaction - How do humans interact with their environment? Movement - How and why do people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another? Region - What are the similarities and differences between different areas?
New heritable characteristics can result from?
mutations of genes in an organism's sex cells & new combinations of existing genes during sexual reproduction.
What two cold environment characteristics are not included in heat environment characteristics?
Altitude and perception
Why are mutations more serious when they occure in a sex cell?
Mutations in sex cells are more serious because they are heritable and affect the next generation. Remember, though, that mutations in somatic cells can cause cancer and tumors but are non- heritable.
