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 genes, environmental factors or by a combination of both.

What is the factors that determine the expression of traits?

100

How are traits passed from parent to offspring?

What is through their genes 

100

What is A gene can exist in more than one form

What is allele 

100

 changes in the genetic material of a cell.

What is mutations

200

diet, temperature, oxygen levels, humidity, light cycles, and the presence of mutagens

 What isthe environmental factors that influence how genetic traits are expressed?

200

How are humans exposed to environmental factors that may cause mutations?

what is  smoking, sunlight and radiation 

200

What is , the genetic makeup of the individual.What does Genotype mean?

What is Genotype mean?

200

are chemical or physical agents in the environment that interact with DNA and may cause a mutation.

What is Mutagens

300

 radiation, chemicals, and infectious agents cause what

What is the environmental causes  of mutations in the DNA of humans?

300

How does exposure to mutagens increase the likelihood of a population experiencing an increase in cancer rates?

What is expansion of a subset of mutated cells. 

300

What is ,  the physical appearance of a trait.What does phenotype mean?

What is phenotype mean?

300

In what cells does the damaged cells continue to replicate due to damage to the tumor suppressor gene

What is Cancer Cells


400

tobacco smoke, UV light, and aristolochic acid can result in increased mutation rates in cancer genomes.

What is How does the environment in an area increase the likelihood of developing mutations that lead to cancer?

400

How are mutations inherited or passed from parent to offspring?




What is Some mutations are hereditary because they are passed down to an offspring from a parent carrying a mutation through the germ line

400

What is, When alleles of a pair are the sameWhat does Homozygous mean?

What is Homozygous mean?

400

the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.


What is heredity 

500

One allele for every gene in an organism is inherited from each of that organism's parents.

what is the inheritance of alleles from parents to offspring.

500

What does heredity do in the world

What is explains why offspring resemble, but are not identical to, their parents 

500

what is, When the alleles of a pair are differentWhat does Heterozygous mean?

What is Heterozygous mean?

500

he basic physical unit of the heredity process.

What is genetic factors