Multiple choice

Our own personal physical characteristics are the consequence of

  1. genetic inheritance

  2. certain environmental factors shaping our bodies as we grow from childhood to adulthood

  3. genetic inheritance primarily but with some shaping by environmental forces as we grow from childhood to adulthood

  4. random chance
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C Correct answer
Explanation

We are mostly the product of the combination of genes that we inherited from our parents. However, environmental influences also have an effect. For example, severely undernourished children are not likely to reach their full potential stature.

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