Question

Which of the following diseases is NOT affected by heredity * Asthma Chickenpox Allergies Cancer

Answer 1

Answer:

Chickenpox ..

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Explanation:

Answer 2

The disease that is NOT affected by heredity is Chickenpox.

• Chickenpox is a communicable disease and is spread by coughing, sneezing, saliva or by touching contaminated surfaces.
• It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus and every person once gets affected in his whole life.
• Allergies, asthma and cancer are hereditary because they can be transmitted via genes from parents to offspring.
• Allergies cannot be completely cured because these are present in genes.
• Cancer is due to a small change or mutation in a gene which may pass from generation to generation.
• Asthma is also due to associated gene mutation.