Question

how can: lung cancer, mouth cancer, skin cancer, and folic acid influence genetic traits

Answer 1

u will have better luck in the biology category.

Answer 2

i thought i was in biology...

Answer 3

do u still ned help?

Answer 4

this is the bio section i think she was playn

Answer 5

yes i do! i also need vitamin D diabetes and heart disease if you could help

Answer 6

im in 9th grade

Answer 7

me too

Answer 8

ok, rattle ur questions away miestro
lol

Answer 9

um the one above

Answer 10

hold on

Answer 11

whats ur question?

Answer 12

genetic traits don't really change after cancer, i mean if you get lung cancer your hair isn't gonna change colour (a genetic trait).. do you mean during development?

Answer 13

how can: lung cancer, mouth cancer, skin cancer, vitamin D, diabetes, heart disease and folic acid influence genetic traits

Answer 14

my teacher wrote: Explain how the following environmental factors can influence genetic traits and lists all the ones i gave you

Answer 15

Hmmm... I agree with aaronq, however I go take a look in some literature.

Answer 16

Nope I have no idea... the only thing I get close to this might be how cancer cells are interfering with normal cell-signaling parthways - but that is not the question.

Answer 17

yeah, i looked up stuff too, I'm don't think cancer can influence your genetic traits.. i mean, it can influence gene expression (e.g. producing less proteins and in turn your hair won't be as shiny) but it can't change your phenotype.

Answer 18

Yes I generaly agree.

Answer 19

oh yeah sorry, genotype.

Answer 20

anyway, good luck !

Answer 21

im acctialy learnin from this

Answer 22

Well you also got one of the best people to tell you about this kind of thing: aaronq.

Answer 23

:D

Answer 24

He is working with molecular biology. So we are kinda overlaping each other.

Answer 25

hey is this correct that in the DNA modle (double helix ) that adanine only pairs with thymine and cytosinewith guanine

Answer 26

It is.

Answer 27

yes :D

Answer 28

could it work though that your hair sometimes falls out, i know that's because of a treatment for cancer and not directly cancer, but would it work?

Answer 29

haha thanks @Frostbite I feel honoured you feel that way.

Answer 30

Hmmm what if asume that the ras gene have been mutaled so that the kinases don't function noremly amplifying the cell cycle that also give bigger chance for more mutations?

Answer 31

Outperforming the normal cells aswell in that specific tissue?

Answer 32

when that happens excessive growth of the cancerous tissue takes place, typically, hindering the growth of neighbouring cells due to nutrient uptake and fast.. but these events would destroy the genetic traits (by changing the sequences), as mutations (most often) results in nonsensical sequences that result in cell death. So, i would not think there would be a change in the genetic traits (e.g. absence vs presence of dimples) but merely tissue death.

Diabetes would influence some of the physiology of the organism, but would not change the genetic traits.

From wiki: "Vitamin B9 (folic acid and folate) is essential to numerous bodily functions. The human body needs folate to synthesize DNA, repair DNA, and methylate DNA as well as to act as a cofactor in certain biological reactions.[7] It is especially important in aiding rapid cell division and growth, such as in infancy and pregnancy. Children and adults both require folic acid to produce healthy red blood cells and prevent anemia". Again, not affecting the genetic traits directly.. indirectly, you could assume that it plays a role in gene expression.