What Does the Relationship Between Genetic Traits and the Prevalence

question 6

Multiple Choice

What does the relationship between genetic traits and the prevalence of diseases such as malaria and smallpox illustrate?

• A) how with technology, human biology is less important to human survival
• B) the shortcomings of research that focuses on environmental variability but ignores genetics
• C) how despite some evidence to the contrary some human races are better than others
• D) the mechanisms of hominid evolution
• E) the ways in which human biological diversity reflects adaptation to such environmental stresses as disease, diet, and climate

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