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Drug addiction is usually environmental.
However, with some drugs (like alcohol), if a pregnant woman consumes large amounts of it their baby may inherit many problems, and dependence on the drug.
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∙ 11y agoThe answer may be both genitic and environmental. However the cause or causes of alcoholismare still controversial and there is a lack of consensus among researchers.
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∙ 11y agoNobody is born an addict. That being said, addictive tendencies are absolutely hereditary.....big time.
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What is meant by the statement that The genetic issue in addiction appears to be polygenic and multifacorial?
It means there is no single "addiction gene" you inherit, but rather a whole system and several genetic and hereditary factors that can make you prone to addictive behaviors.
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No it isn't hereditary, it either has to be through a shag or blood transfusion.AIDS is not hereditary.
How do you write a sentence using the word hereditary?
I can give you several sentences.That is a hereditary trait.He has a hereditary illness.Her family's hereditary home is in London.
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hereditary
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With the exception of bacteria cells, hereditary material is held in the cell's nucleus.
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There are plenty of ways to use hereditary in a sentence. You could say that your brown hair is hereditary.
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My father died of Mylo Fibrosis, can it be hereditary?
