Jeanette's father has dark skin. Her mother has light skin. In the summer, Jeanette's skin is as dark as her father's. In the winter, her skin is darker than her mother's but lighter than her father's. Jeanette's skin color is the result of

1.) genes inherited from her parents

2.) environmental factors such as spending time in the sun during the summer

3.) genes acquired from her environment

A.) 1 and 2 only

B.) 2 only

C.) 1 and 3 only

D.) 1 only

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Francesca Warner

3 September, 06:04

Jeanette's father has dark skin. Her mother has light skin. In the summer, Jeanette's skin is as dark as her father's. In the winter, her skin is darker than her mother's but lighter than her father's. Jeanette's skin color is the result of

1.) genes inherited from her parents

2.) environmental factors such as spending time in the sun during the summer

3.) genes acquired from her environment

A.) 1 and 2 only

B.) 2 only

C.) 1 and 3 only

D.) 1 only

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Turner Hart · Answer 1

The most probable and most likely to be the answer to this question would be A.) 1 and 2 only.

As per heredity, it is always believed that two people that would bear a newborn, the newborn would always have either one or both of the qualities of the parents of the newborn. Sometimes, the characteristic would be inherited from the grandparents of the newborn. In this case, it would be the result of both the genes of the parents and the environment.