Pamela and Her Mother Both Have a Strong Aversion to Cheese

question 155

Multiple Choice

Pamela and her mother both have a strong aversion to cheese. Consider these paths. Path A: Pamela genetically inherited "cheese aversion" from her mother. Path B: Pamela's mother's own genetically inherited "cheese aversion" led her to create a "cheese aversion" environment in which Pamela developed. Path C: Pamela's mother's aversion to cheese caused Pamela's genotype to change. Which path(s) could have caused this similarity between Pamela and her mother in their strong aversion to cheese?

• A) both Paths A and B
• B) both Paths A and C
• C) both Paths B and C
• D) Path B only

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