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There are two forms of diabetes. Type II diabetes is also known as late-onset diabetes because it typically affects adults. Consider the following information about Type II diabetes:

Studies have shown that the lifetime risk for developing Type II diabetes is 40% for individuals who have one parent with Type II diabetes.
If a person has two parents with Type II diabetes their risk rises to 70%
Other factors that affect your risk for Type II diabetes include obesity, a sedentary lifestyle (not moving around much), a small or large birth weight, and stress.

Use the information above to answer the question: Is your risk of having Type II diabetes due to your genes, or due to the influence of the environment on your genes (epigenetics), or both?

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Answer:

Both

Step-by-step explanation:

As explained in the passage wether your mom or dad or both have had type ll diabetes in the past determines your risk of having it as well which is part of your genes. But also the influence of the environment on your gene is also a cause to type ll diabetes . Some people would rather stay inside rather than get exercise or some people would rather eat candy or sweets for breakfast or dinner all these things are causes of type ll diabetes which they are caused by the influence big the environment on your genes.

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