ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

EMBRYOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What characteristic would you inherit from your parent?
A
broken arm
B
short hair
C
color of skin
D
language
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Like eye and hair color you get the DNA for skin color from your parents. And like hair and eye color, the genetics of skin color inheritance are complex. You have dozens of genes that influence melanin production-both how much and what types of melanin your body makes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Like eye color, skin color is an example of polygenic inheritance. This trait is determined by at least three genes and other genes are also thought to influence skin color. Skin color is determined by the amount of the dark color pigment melanin in the skin.

Detailed explanation-3: -As well as the tip of your nose (which is 66% likely to be passed down from a parent), the other most-inherited features were your philtrum (the area directly beneath your nose), your cheekbones, the inner corners of your eyes, and the areas both above and below your lips.

Detailed explanation-4: -Eye colour. Hair colour and texture. Skin tone. Blood group (A, B, AB, O) Freckles. Colour blindness. Dominant hand. Dimples. More items

Detailed explanation-5: -Tongue rolling. Earlobe attachment. Dimples. Curly hair. Freckles. Handedness. Hairline shape. Green/Red Colourblindness. More items

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