Combined Science GCSE
Gene–environment interaction
What Gene–environment interaction means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Gene–environment interaction
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Phenotype depends on genetic information interacting with environmental factors, with genes setting a potential range and the environment determining where within that range the organism develops.
Topics that use Gene–environment interaction
- Variation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- combination of genes and the environment
- Determine phenotype
- DNA and mutation
- environment
- Environmental change and allele frequency
- Environmental variation
- Gametes
- Genetic variation
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