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Reduction in weight of an organism due to nutrition is genetically controlled.
Reduction in weight of an organism due to nutrition is genetically controlled.
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The correct option is B False
Genetically controlled traits are the one which is regulated by genes and are inherited from one generation to next via the process of reproduction. The overall appearance of an organism (phenotype) is the product of its genotype and environmental factors. The weight of an organism is determined in part by its genotype and in part by environmental factors like nutrition, lifestyle, physical activity etc. Thus, reduction in weight due to malnutrition is the environmental factor and is not determined genetically. Thus, the correct answer is option B
Genetically controlled traits are the one which is regulated by genes and are inherited from one generation to next via the process of reproduction. The overall appearance of an organism (phenotype) is the product of its genotype and environmental factors. The weight of an organism is determined in part by its genotype and in part by environmental factors like nutrition, lifestyle, physical activity etc. Thus, reduction in weight due to malnutrition is the environmental factor and is not determined genetically. Thus, the correct answer is option B
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