Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN: 9781305251052

Author: Michael Cummings

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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What are the possible advantages or disadvantages to the organism or its offspring resulting from DNA modification by environmental factors?

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What are the possible advantages or disadvantages to the organism or its offspring resulting from DNA modification by environmental factors?

Solution Summary: The author explains that environmental factors interact with the genotype to produce the phenotype and affect the pattern of gene expression during the development of the nervous system.

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