Which Statement Best Illustrates the Concept of Heritability

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which statement best illustrates the concept of heritability?

• A)Dara is outgoing, just like her father and older sisters.
• B)Mario is the first person in his family in three generations to have blue eyes.
• C)Naomi inherited the mutated BRCA1 gene, increasing her risk for certain cancers.
• D)Selma has a 50% chance of passing the gene for curly hair to her children.

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