BRAINCAKEEnvironmental Causes of Variation
Many characteristics are caused by a combination of both the environment and genes.
Examples are height and skin colour.
Height is partly determined by genes and partly by diet.
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Key terms in this lesson
- gene
- A length of DNA that codes for a specific polypeptide.
More in Classification and Evolution
- Comparative Biochemistry
- Types of Variation
- Genetic Causes of Variation - Mutation
- Genetic Causes of Variation - Meiosis and Chance
- Discontinuous Variation
- Continuous Variation
- Normal Distribution
- Standard Deviation
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