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GCSE Combined Science · key term
Differences between individuals caused by the conditions in which they develop or live.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 4.6.2.1 · Paper 2
Revise: VariationEnvironmental variation results from differences in the conditions in which individuals develop or live. An injury may leave one person with a scar, while another person has no scar. Tattoos and dyed hair are further examples of characteristics caused by a person’s environment or lifestyle.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Differences in characteristics caused by the environments organisms experience.
Revise: Polygenic features and phenotypic variationEnvironmental variation also occurs in plants. Differences in water supply or light can affect growth and the condition of leaves. Plants with similar genetic makeup can therefore look different if they grow in different conditions.
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