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  1. it means: it's a trait or talent that you learn, not inherit from your parents.
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Are all characteristics inherited?

No, while some characteristics are inherited from parents through genetics, others are acquired through environmental factors or experiences. Additionally, some traits may result from a combination of both genetic and environmental influences.


Why are aquired traits unimportant in the process of evolution?

They are unimportant because they cannot be passed on.If i get a scar on my left arm that is a trait, because my DNA does not include the information 'have scar on left arm' my children will not have a scar. A third arm would be in my DNA and be passed on. But not if I just sowed one on.


What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

Raymond Cattell referred to the underlying traits that direct surface traits as source traits or factors. These source traits are considered the building blocks that shape an individual's personality and behavior.


What are the traits that exhibit non-Mendelian inheritance patterns?

Traits that exhibit non-Mendelian inheritance patterns include traits controlled by multiple genes, traits influenced by environmental factors, traits with incomplete dominance, traits with codominance, and traits linked to the sex chromosomes.


List the types of traits that exist?

There are physical traits, such as hair or eye color, and behavioral traits, like shyness or aggressiveness. Additionally, there are inherited traits, which are passed down from parents, and acquired traits, which are learned or developed through experiences.

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Why is it that lamarck's suggestion that organisms arise spontaneously and then become increasingly more complex is not supported by the theory of natural selection?

Because lamarck thought that traits organisms aquired during their lifetime would be passed on to offspring. He believed that traits were determined by use or disuse. However, aquired traits cannot be passed on to offspring, only traits determined by DNA can.


How and when did humans know the traits are inherited from their parents?

Put simply, inherited traits are those passed down by your parents and are found in your genes e.g. big nose, big ears, little feet. Aquired Traits are traits that are not passed down but instead "aquired" since birth. An example of this is: scars, pierced ears, the length of your hair, the loss of a limb.


What does A stand for in aids?

Aquired


Is salt an aquired taste?

Yes


Are all characteristics inherited?

No, while some characteristics are inherited from parents through genetics, others are acquired through environmental factors or experiences. Additionally, some traits may result from a combination of both genetic and environmental influences.


Does Scott Peterson have aids?

Unless he aquired it in prison then no, he does not.


When was the Panama Canal aquired by the US?

Feb 1904


What does AIDS atand for?

Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome


What was the land called that the US aquired from Mexico?

the Mexican Cession


When was Texas aquired?

Texas joined the United States by treaty in 1845.


What is the ICD-9 code for Aquired tramatic brain injury?

Yes


What disease first appeared in the 1980s?

aids (Aquired immune difficiency syndrome) A+