Your Mom is growing zinnias in her garden. Zinnias are grown all across the southern part of the US and come in many sizes and shapes. Different varieties of zinnias have different characteristics from the genes that they inherit. Which of these characteristics is NOT inherited or accounted for by genetic information?

Red blood cells are responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood. people with sickle cell anemia were born with a defective gene that results in sickle-shaped red blood cells. individuals with the disease often suffer pain in their extremities due to the build-up of these cells causing blockages in the blood vessels. the shape of the blood cells also reduces the amount of oxygen transported in the blood.