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Two porcupines have different parents. One has thick bristles, while the other has thin bristles.Why do they have different bristle thickness?

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They have different bristles because they have different versions of genes that they inherit from their parents, given that these porcupines have different parents. These genes instruct or determine the thickness of their bristles.

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