Studies of the Genetics of Alcoholism ________

question 108

Multiple Choice

Studies of the genetics of alcoholism ________

• A) have not provided support for the notion that a susceptibility to alcoholism can be inherited.
• B) are not able to determine if the tendency of alcoholism to "run in families" is a result of environmental or biological factors.
• C) suggest that an inherited altered sensitivity to alcohol might create a vulnerability to alcohol abuse.
• D) have identified the gene that causes alcoholism.

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Price Mechanism

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