If Adopted Children Show More of a Similarity in Characteristics

question 13

Multiple Choice

If adopted children show more of a similarity in characteristics to their natural parents than to their adoptive parents, it can be concluded that:

• A) the genetic characteristics of the children change over time.
• B) heredity is solely responsible for how a child grows.
• C) the environment is solely responsible in the development of those characteristics.
• D) genetics play a role in the development of those characteristics.

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