Aaron was raised in an abusive home, and thus was predisposed to being very aggressive with his peers in school, who responded by rejecting him. Later in life, Aaron began to associate with other aggressive youth and to participate in a variety of delinquent behaviors. This is an example of __________.

A. phenotypic vulnerability to aggression
B. a phenotypic diathesis
C. polygenic expression
D. the way that the genotype may shape the phenotype


Answer: D

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