MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 Several studies were performed in the 1980s evaluating the intelligence of various individuals based on adoption status. Individuals who were adopted were found to have intelligence quotient scores strongly aligned with their biologic parents and weakly aligned with their adoptive parents. This suggests:
    		 

    A

    		 that genetics supersede environment for intelligence traits.

    B

    		 the development of intelligence is initially heavily reliant on biological factors however environmental factors grow to become more important over time.

    C

    		 the equal interplay of environmental and genetic factors in intelligence.

    D

    		 genetics are minimally responsible for the development of intelligence.



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