Which Statement Most Accurately Expresses the Relationship Between Hypertension and Heredity

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which statement most accurately expresses the relationship between hypertension and heredity?

• A) Genes play little or no role in contributing to high blood pressure.
• B) A single gene causes hypertension.
• C) Hypertension is caused by mutations in several genes that are passed on from one generation to the next.
• D) Although genes may create a biological predisposition to hypertension,heredity alone cannot explain the widespread variation among sociocultural groups.

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