Genetically Identical Roundworms Are Raised in Two Different Environments

question 43

Multiple Choice

Genetically identical roundworms are raised in two different environments.In the warmer environment, the worms are shorter than they are in the cooler one.What can we infer from this observation?

• A) Different genotypes can have different alleles.
• B) Different genotypes can produce the same phenotype.
• C) Different phenotypes can arise from the same genotype.
• D) Dominance complicates the study of the genetic basis of evolution.
• E) A heritable trait is a characteristic that is at least partially determined by the organism's genes.

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