Which of the following scenarios refutes the argument that genes are entirely internally influenced?

A. Patrick possesses a gene for brown hair, but his children have blond hair.

B. Cindy possesses a gene for freckles, but she uses makeup to cover them up.

C. Margaret possesses a gene for melanoma, so she chooses to stay out of the sun.

D. Charles possesses a gene for Alzheimer's, but he has not yet experienced symptoms.

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Kenley

Biology

12 April, 08:51

Which of the following scenarios refutes the argument that genes are entirely internally influenced?

A. Patrick possesses a gene for brown hair, but his children have blond hair.

B. Cindy possesses a gene for freckles, but she uses makeup to cover them up.

C. Margaret possesses a gene for melanoma, so she chooses to stay out of the sun.

D. Charles possesses a gene for Alzheimer's, but he has not yet experienced symptoms.

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Aydin · Answer 1

It could perhaps be B. Simply because if you do posses the gene for freckles then that means that your parents had the gene or one parent had the dominant gene for it.