Recent Studies Have Shown That Individuals with a Short Version

question 113

Multiple Choice

Recent studies have shown that individuals with a short version of a gene labeled five-HTTLPR have an elevated risk of developing depression, but only if they also lead stressful lives. This is an example of:

• A) heredity-environment correlation.
• B) evocative genotype-environment correlation.
• C) gene * environment (G * E) interaction.
• D) passive genotype-environment interaction.

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