The Tutsi genocide study (that examined the effects of severe maternal trauma on offspring) was unable to definitively conclude that epigenetic processes were responsible for the Tutsi children's compromised capacity to manage stress because ________.
A. the GR gene plays no role in stress-hormone regulation
B. the study did not include pregnant Tutsi women who were outside of Rwanda at the time of the genocide
C. it did not rule out other potentially contributing factors such unfavorable environmental influences
D. individuals with PTSD can have cortisol levels that are or too high or too low.
Answer: C
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