How Did an Understanding of Genetics Lead to "The Modern

question 31

Multiple Choice

How did an understanding of genetics lead to "the modern synthesis"?

• A) It showed how traits could be passed from one organism to the next.
• B) It showed how many offspring a single individual was capable of producing.
• C) It showed the extent of variation for many traits.
• D) It showed the kind of environmental change that could cause evolution.

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