A person has naturally dark hair and develops a scar following an injury. A student claims that both characteristics will be inherited by the person’s children.
Which statement best assesses this claim?
The claim is correct because both characteristics persist through life.
The claim is incorrect because neither characteristic involves inherited alleles.
The claim is correct because both characteristics affect appearance.
The claim is incorrect because scarring does not alter inherited alleles.
40 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 3.4 Variation and the Human Genome Project, covering 3.4.1 Causes of variation, 3.4.2 Outcomes of the Human Genome Project, 3.4.3 Genetic variation within a population, and 3.4.4 Effects of genetic mutations on phenotype. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.