_3. At warm temperatures, a certain bread mold can often be seen growing on bread as a dark-colored mass. The same bread mold growing on bread in a cooler environment is red in color. Which statement most accurately describes why this change in the color of the bread mold occurs? 1) Gene expression can be modified by Interactions with the environment 2) Every organism has a different set of coded instructions. 3) The DNA was altered in response to an environmental condition. 4) There is no replication of genetic material in the cooler environment.
1) Gene expression can be modified by Interactions with the environment
Explanation:
Environment factors such as temperature change for instance affects the expression of the genes for a particular trait and these genes can be modified too.