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What is a characteristic that can be both inherited and caused by the environment?
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Why are some characteristics inherited and others are caused by the environment?
Some characteristics are caused by the environment, some by inherited factors, while some are caused by both environment and inherited factors.Male mammals carry XY sex chromosomes - female mammals carry XX chromosomes. Inherited disorders are caused by faulty genes on these chromosomes.Different versions of a gene are called alleles, and these alleles can be dominant or recessive. Genetic diagrams can show the possible outcomes of a particular cross.
What is recessive traite?
relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents, i.e., when not masked by a dominant characteristic inherited from one parent.
Is hair colour inherited environmental or both?
Hair color can be both inherited and environmenta becauce you can color your haire and it will be environmental but if you are asking about natural haire color it is inherited
What controls traits and inheritance?
On my Science homework was the question What controls Inherited Traits? After reading through my text book I discovered that Inherited traits are controlled by genes. So, the answer to the questtion is genes!
How do chemists help protect the environment?
Chemists study the chemical changes caused by various phenomena both natural and artificial on both life forms and our environment. They find out how much good or bad these changes bring to life forms and environment and classify them according to the intensity and by predicting what it lead to they warn us about what and what not do to protect our environment and to keep it safe and green.
Why are some characteristics inherited and others are caused by the environment?
Some characteristics are caused by the environment, some by inherited factors, while some are caused by both environment and inherited factors.Male mammals carry XY sex chromosomes - female mammals carry XX chromosomes. Inherited disorders are caused by faulty genes on these chromosomes.Different versions of a gene are called alleles, and these alleles can be dominant or recessive. Genetic diagrams can show the possible outcomes of a particular cross.
Behavior that is inherited?
behavior that is inherited
What is recessive traite?
relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents, i.e., when not masked by a dominant characteristic inherited from one parent.
Why a student inherited a recessive phenotype of a particular characteristic even both the parent are phenotypically dominant for the characteristic?
May be the parents are heterozygous.So, the percentage for the students to inherit a recessive phenotype from the parents is 25%.
What does is mean that there is both unity and diversity in life?
all organisms have similarities and differences of characteristic, features, environment, or any other things.
Is sickle cell an inherited?
yes, it is inherited from both parents.
What characteristic is not required to be a citizen in Athens?
In democratic Athens, citizenship was not a birthright, it was inherited, since both parents had to be Athenian. Also citizenship could be granted by a special vote for service to the state.
What best describes the factors that affect a phenotype?
The genotype and the environment both affect a phenotype.
Is hair colour inherited environmental or both?
Hair color can be both inherited and environmenta becauce you can color your haire and it will be environmental but if you are asking about natural haire color it is inherited
Is a cut on the face inherited environmental or both?
Inherited means you got it from your parents as part of your genetic makeup. Environmental means you got it from your environment. Even if your Dad is responsible for putting that cut on your face (that'll teach you to back-talk!), since it happened after you were born, it is environmental.
Is dyslexia contagious?
Dyslexia is not contagious! It is, however, thought to be hereditary.no dyslexia is not contagousANS2:Both of you should note that you have both misspelled "contagious". It may be that it is.
Compare the way sickle cell is inherited with the blood type?
they are both inherited by two parents>
