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Little Johnny's father is incredibly organized, but his mother tends to be messy. When Little Johnny's aunt notices that all of his binders are labeled and his room is spotless, she claims "you obviously didn't inherit your mother's 'messy' genes!". What is wrong with this statement?

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Answer:

It's important to note that Characteristics, e.g. organizational skills, are behavioral and environmentally influenced and not specifically inherited.

Step-by-step explanation:

NOTE:

Genes expression is an interaction between the environment and genetics.

Behavior is both genetically and environmentally influenced.

That's why skills like organizational skill is genetically influenced but it is a learned behavior.

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