Variation

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What is variation?
Organisms of the same species having different characteristics
What are the two types of variation?
Genetic and environmental
How are genes inherited from parents passed on?
Through gametes
Name 3 characteristics in animals determined by only genes 
Eye colour, blood group and inherited disorders
What is environmental variation?
The conditions that the organisms live in causing differences between the same species
How are most characteristics determined?
A mixture of genes and the environment
How can the environment affect genes?
The organism could have the potential to grow high but the environment stops it from reaching its potential