Biology-B6-Variation

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What are the two types of variation?
genetic and environmental
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Genetic Variation
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This happens due to the _____ the offspring have ______?
alleles the offspring have inherited
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What are two examples?
hair colour
eye colour
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Environmental Variation
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This happens due to the _______ an ________ lives and grows in?
conditions an organism
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For example, a plant in sunlight would grow how?
very green
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But a plant in the dark would be very _____ and what ______ leaves?
tall and have yellow leaves
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In humans an environmental factor is what?
language
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Some variation can be caused by?
both genetic and environmental
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For example?
height
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This is because someone may have the ______ to be tall but the must also have a good ____ .
alleles
diet
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For example ______ is needed for your ______ to develop properly?
calcium
bones
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In any population of a species there is always?
a massive amount of variation
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Variation occurs due to?
mutations
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A mutation is a ______ to the sequence of _____ in DNA?
a change to the sequence of bases in DNA
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This leads to changes in the ______ that the _____ codes for?
changes in the protein that the gene codes for
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These take place?
all the time
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But mostly have?
no effect on organisms phenotype
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Sometimes mutation can determine?
an organisms phenotype
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And if the environment?
changes
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The phenotype can be ?
suitable
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This leads to a ______ _____ in the species?
rapid change
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Genetic Variation
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This happens due to the _____ the offspring have ______?

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alleles the offspring have inherited

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What are two examples?

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Environmental Variation
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This happens due to the _______ an ________ lives and grows in?

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For example, a plant in sunlight would grow how?

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