GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
INHERITANCE AND VARIATION
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Question
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Which of these features is NOT just an inherited characteristic?
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skin colour
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eye colour
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blood group
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natural hair colour
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Colour of the eye, skin color, and nature of hair is inherited characteristics but the size of the body is an acquired character.
Detailed explanation-2: -Polygenic Trait A polygenic trait is a characteristic, such as height or skin color, that is influenced by two or more genes. Because multiple genes are involved, polygenic traits do not follow the patterns of Mendelian inheritance.
Detailed explanation-3: -Final Answer: Thus, the size of the body is the character that can be acquired but not inherited.
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