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Traits such as height and weight are influenced by genes, whereas traits such as hair color and skin pigmentation are governed by genes. From the standpoints of genes and alleles, explain why is this so.

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Height and weight are two physical traits that are largely determined by a person's genetic makeup. Genes provide the instructions for producing proteins that are required for certain biological function, and alleles are alternative versions of a gene that determine the different forms of an inherited trait. When it comes to height and weight genes and alleles work together to create a wide range of potential outcomes.

When it comes to hair color and skin pigmentation, these traits are also largely determined by a person's genetic makeup. Unlike with height and weight, these traits are determined by a single gene and its alleles. This is because hair color and skin pigmentation generally only have two possible outcomes: dark or light. For example, a person may have two alleles that are either both dark or both light, meaning the person will have either dark or light hair and skin. In some cases, a person may have one dark allele and one light allele resulting in a mixture of both colors.

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