What Is the Connection Between Obesity and Genetics

question 233

Multiple Choice

What is the connection between obesity and genetics?

• A) We know that there is a genetic component to obesity, although social and cultural factors are also important.
• B) Social and cultural factors account for obesity; there is no genetic influence.
• C) Obesity has been traced to a gene on the X chromosome.
• D) Obesity has been traced to a gene that controls the sense of smell.

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