If We Found That Children Were More Similar to Their

question 80

Multiple Choice

If we found that children were more similar to their adoptive parents than their biological parents in rule-following behavior,what could we conclude?

• A) Genes are irrelevant for rule-following behavior.
• B) Genetic factors play a larger role in rule-following behavior than environmental factors do.
• C) Environmental factors play a larger role in rule-following behavior than genetic factors do.
• D) There must be a gene for rule-following behavior.

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Definitions:

Codominance

An outcome in which a trait that is determined by two alleles is different from the trait produced by either of the contributing alleles alone.

Recessive Trait

A genetic feature or condition that is expressed in an organism only when two copies of the gene are present, often masked by the presence of a dominant allele when only one copy is present.

Homozygous Genotype

An organism's genetic makeup consisting of two identical alleles for a particular trait.

Heterozygous

Having inherited two genes of different allelic forms for a trait.