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Traits are influenced by genes and environmental factors.Explain the difference. | Traits that are passed down by genes are traits given to you by your parents, but traits influenced by environmental factors are caused by how you live your life. |
What is a carrier? | A carrier is somebody who has the gene for a genetic disease ,but doesn't experience any of the symptoms of the disease. |
What are the male and female sex chromosomes? | The female sex chromosome is XX ,but the male sex chromosome is XY. |
How does down syndrome occur? | |
What is sickle cell anemia? | |
Describe DNA(include its shape and what it's made of) | DNA is genetic material that gives you you're traits. DNA is shaped like a spiral stair case or a helix. DNA is made of adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine. |