What is a phenotypic adaptation, and what makes it possible?
A. It happens when adaptive changes occur during an individual's lifetime. It is made possible by human biological plasticity, our ability to change in response to the environments we encounter as we grow.
B. It is a genotypic adaptation that is expressed in the phenotype. It is made possible by the close relationship between our manifest biology and our genes.
C. It is a phenotypic adaptation made possible by culture's power over biology.
D. It occurs when genetic changes take place during an individual's lifetime. It is made possible by human genetic plasticity, our ability to change in response to the environments we encounter as we grow.
E. It is a biological adaptation that occurs during an individual's lifetime and, if critical enough to survival, will actually modify the genotype.
Answer: A
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