The endocrine system<span> refers to the collection of </span>glands<span> of an organism that </span>secrete hormones<span> directly into the </span>circulatory system<span> to be carried towards distant target organs. The major </span>endocrine glands<span> include the </span>pineal gland<span>, </span>pituitary gland<span>, </span>pancreas<span>, </span>ovaries,testes<span>, </span>thyroid gland<span>, </span>parathyroid gland<span>, </span>hypothalamus<span>, </span>gastrointestinal tract<span> and </span>adrenal glands<span>. </span>
Answer:
If he inherited a mutation which made him more susceptible to lung cancer, it may have been present in some of the gametes he produced and passed to his children
Explanation:
Even tho the cause of lung cancer is not very clear, a genetic predisposition is of a great influence, his smoking and therefore causing a lung cancer is not appliable to his children because of no connection, but in the sense of having a mutation which makes you predisposable to the cancer with or without the smoking, can lead to a high risk of gene inheritance and therefore inheriting the mutation with a high risk of getting lung cancer excluding the smoking.
