Based on Current Research, Which Statement Is Most Justified

question 32

Multiple Choice

Based on current research, which statement is most justified?

• A) Genetics increase a person's vulnerability to develop schizophrenia.
• B) Genetics may not be sufficient for schizophrenia, but everyone who develops schizophrenia must have some number of "schizophrenia genes."
• C) Genetics cannot play a significant role in the cause of schizophrenia because most people with the disorder have no close relatives who have it.
• D) Genetics play such a strong role that they are a sufficient condition for schizophrenia.

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