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My daughter don't resemble me and her mother. my family are thinking other wise: what could be the cause of this, it is possible for this to happen?
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Yes: Child's genes sometimes express their ancesters than parents. "most traits are the result of multiple genes working together, so some of the effects of the genes are amplified, reduced, or completely turned off. No wonder it's so hard to know what kids will look like! Still, scientists do have some understanding about why we develop the features we do. This is your crash course in the ABCs (abacavir) of DNA
Answered 4/24/2016
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