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Biology · Paper 2 · Foundation + Higher · B6

Variation and mutation

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Why individuals differ

Variation means differences between individuals in a population. Some differences result from inherited alleles; others result from the environment. Many characteristics, such as height, depend on both genes and environment. Scars are environmental; inherited blood-group alleles are genetic.

Example A compares two allele versions; example B shows genetically identical plants growing to different heights under different light levels.

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Foundation + Higher · B6. Fourteen core lessons, followed by two labelled Higher Tier lessons.

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