Which Factor Allows Inheritance Patterns for a Specific Trait or Health

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which factor allows inheritance patterns for a specific trait or health problem to be traced from one family generation to another?

• A)Pleiotropy
• B)Allele segregation
• C)Regression to the mean
• D)Gene-environment interaction

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