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Gina reacted more strongly to going to college, living on her own, and making new friends than carly. gina's personality seemed to change as a result of these experiences whereas carly's personality seemed unchanged. what could explain this is gina's, but not carly's, inheritance of _____ genes

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The answer is: Plasticity

Plasticity genes refers to the type of genes that would show a certain unique characteristics if being exposed to a certain type of environment. This plasticity could explains how two different individuals could give a different reaction when they are experiencing an exact same event.

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