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Where does body hair come from within the genetics? same goes for height, hands, feet, skeletal structure in men. does it come from the father gene (y) or the mother gene (x)? or are we looking at a 50/50 toss up?
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Mendelian Genetics: Genetics is quite complex and will be difficult to explain fully in 400 characters. You've asked multiple questions for different traits that may be determined differently. Here's a place to start learning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendelian_inheritance#Mendelian_trait
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