When Siblings Are Treated Differently by Parents, Research Shows That

question 4

Multiple Choice

When siblings are treated differently by parents, research shows that they are likely to

• A) get along worse because they feel competition.
• B) perceive the discrepancy as being unfair.
• C) get along better because they feel unique.
• D) try to be more like one another.

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Definitions:

Phenotype

The collection of traits that can be seen in a person, which emerge from how their genetic makeup interacts with their surroundings.

Pleiotropy

The phenomenon where a single gene influences multiple phenotypic traits in an organism, demonstrating the complex nature of gene expression.

Defective Enzyme

An enzyme with an abnormal structure that prevents it from performing its biological function correctly.

Allele

A version among two or more possibilities of a gene that emerges through mutation and occupies the same position on a chromosome.