Combined Science GCSE
combination of genes and the environment
What combination of genes and the environment means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of combination of genes and the environment
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The way many features, such as height, mass and skin tone, are affected by both, so the observed value is not fixed by genes alone.
Topics that use combination of genes and the environment
- Variation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Determine phenotype
- DNA and mutation
- environment
- Environmental change and allele frequency
- Environmental variation
- Gametes
- Gene–environment interaction
- Genetic variation
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