In Which Culture Is a Newborn Most Likely to Be

question 166

Multiple Choice

In which culture is a newborn most likely to be given daily enemas using a chili pepper solution?

• A) !Kung
• B) Chinese
• C) Beng
• D) No culture uses this practice

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Definitions:

Common Phenotype

The set of observable characteristics or traits shared by individuals within the same population.

Neutral Variation

Variation that does not appear to confer any selective advantage or disadvantage to the organism.

Adaptive Variation

Differences among individuals in a population that result from genetic changes and environmental factors, enabling better survival and reproduction.

Genetic Polymorphism

The presence in a population of two or more alleles for a given gene locus.