Human height is a trait affected by both genes and the environment. How is this so?

What will be an ideal response?


Human height is directly influenced by a person's genes. However, a single genotype for height has a range of potential phenotypes that could develop depending on environmental conditions. This is known as the norm of reaction.

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Answer the question using the accompanying figure. The worker bees represented by letters E and F, which receive

the same alleles from the queen, are related to each other by ____.

a. 50% b. 75% c. 0% d. 100% e. 25%

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The purpose of regulation of the trp operon in bacteria is to ensure the cell can digest tryptophan if it is present and the cell is short on energy

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which does not describe eukaryotic flagella?

A) anchored by a basal body connected to a centriole B) whip-like motion C) 9+2 arrangement of microtubules D) plasma membrane-enclosed E) flagellin protein

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The process of evaluating evidence and its source carefully before drawing conclusions

A) Ecosystem 

B) Informed consent agreement 

C) Epidemiologic studies 

D) Critical thinking 

E) Homeostasis

F) Metabolism

G) Placebo 

H) Theory 

I) Hypothesis 

J) Adaptive trait

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