The Combination of Genetics and Environmental Pressures Can Cause Variations

question 6

True/False

The combination of genetics and environmental pressures can cause variations in phenotypes.

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Definitions:

Indigenous Elders

Respected older members in Indigenous communities who hold knowledge and traditions, playing a central role in cultural preservation and community leadership.

"Sixties Scoop"

A term used to describe a period of time when thousands of Indigenous children in Canada were removed from their families and communities by child welfare services and placed in foster homes or adopted out to non-Indigenous families.

Forced Adoption

The practice of removing children from their parents or caregivers without consent and placing them in adoptive homes, often without the possibility of future contact with their biological family.

Non-Indigenous Home

A term possibly referring to a residence or community setting that does not belong to the indigenous or native population.