Which of the Following Directly Demonstrates That Genetics Play an Important

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following directly demonstrates that genetics play an important role in obesity?

• A) Obesity rates in the U.S. and Canada have increased rapidly in the past few years as a function of obese individuals producing offspring.
• B) Scientists have determined that most of the time, a single gene appears to determine obesity.
• C) Technological advances have decreased the need for daily physical activity in certain people who carry the obesity gene.
• D) Identical twins raised apart are about as similar in body mass as identical twins raised together.

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