Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes Weight Gain and Genetics

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes weight gain and genetics? 

• A) Obese people can change their genome and influence their epigenome. 
• B) Exercise has little, if any, effect on the genetic influence on weight gain. 
• C) Fraternal twins are more likely to weigh the same than are identical twins. 
• D) Adopted children tend to have body weights more like their biological parents than their adoptive parents. 
• E) Most cases of obesity stem from a single gene.

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