Cultural Traits Are Transmitted Horizontally and Vertically Through Learning

question 36

Multiple Choice

Cultural traits are transmitted horizontally and vertically through learning. Which of the examples below shows the horizontal transmission of culture?

• A)A mother teaches her son how to ride a bike.
• B)A female chimpanzee teaches her offspring to capture termites using a stick.
• C)A son inherits the recessive form of a gene from his father.
• D)A teenager teaches her brother how to text.
• E)None of the answers is an example of horizontal transmission of culture.

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