Todd Is a Twenty-Seven-Year-Old Stockbroker

question 5

Multiple Choice

Todd is a twenty-seven-year-old stockbroker.One of Todd's more striking features is his height-just 4 feet 2 inches tall.His parents,brothers and sisters,grandparents,aunts,uncles,and cousins are all over six feet tall.Based on your knowledge of the interplay between genetics and environmental factors,what is the most likely explanation for Todd's height?

• A) an inherited gene
• B) an early childhood illness
• C) a sedentary lifestyle
• D) genotype normalization

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