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What role can the environment play in gene expression?

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Internal and external environmental factors, like gender and temperature, influence gene expression. ... Similarly, drugs, chemicals, temperature, and light are among the external environmental factors that can determine which genes are turned on and off, thereby influencing the way an organism develops and functions.

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