Is There an Alternative (Genetic) Explanation to Cultural Evolution for the Correlation

question 17

Multiple Choice

Is there an alternative (genetic) explanation to cultural evolution for the correlation in songs of Darwin finches and their sons and grandsons? (The units on the x- and y-axes summarize multiple components of the finches' songs.) A


B


C

• A) mitochondrial inheritance
• B) X-linked inheritance
• C) Y-linked inheritance
• D) insufficient data

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