Dora Has Recently Started Working on a Research Study That

question 100

Multiple Choice

Dora has recently started working on a research study that hypothesizes that people who have a defect in a specific gene may have a predisposition to depression.As a second hypothesis,the researcher is studying the impact of a significant lack of social support in triggering the onset of depression in such people.Dora's research is an example of _____ research.

• A)gene-gene interaction
• B)gene x environment
• C)eugenics
• D)genetic engineering

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