Question

Alan is an adopted child who lives with three siblings, all biological children of his adoptive parents. Alan's math skills are far better than those of his adoptive parents or his adoptive siblings. This provides evidence that: a. shared familial influences play a stronger role than was previously believed. b. genes may have a stronger effect than familial environment on talents. c. few environmental effects on personality come from outside the family. d. Alan's own initiative to excel is greater than that of his adoptive family.

Answer 1

genes may have a stronger effect than familial environment on some talent.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Reproductions, there is a transfers chemically coded hereditary information contained in DNA deoxyribonucleic acid is transferred from parents to offspring. Heredity is commonly defined as passing traits from parent to offspring.

Genetics

This is the study of how traits are being passed down or inherited from parent to offspring via DNA, simply called genes

Genes

This are found in certain positions on specific chromosomes. They carry the trait that is expressed (e.g. short, tall, straight hair,math skills etc.) Skills e.g maths skills can be an inheritance from the birth parents.