Which of the Following Statements About the Genetic Underpinning of Behavior

question 145

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the genetic underpinning of behavior is true?

• A) Genes encode behaviors.
• B) An animal may fail to perform a genetically controlled behavior if the appropriate environmental conditions are not present.
• C) Shared behavioral traits in individuals of a species are caused by shared inheritance of certain genes.
• D) All of the above
• E) None of the above

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