Which of the following is an example of environment-heredity interaction:
a. Mothers of children with mental retardation report higher levels of personal stress than
parents of average children.
b. A mother drinks alcohol heavily during her pregnancy and her child is born with fetal
alcohol syndrome.
c. A child who had previously earned average grades in school is diagnosed with mild
mental retardation after moving to new school and failing all of his classes.
d. A child with phenylketonuria eats a diet low in phenylalanine from birth and never
develops mental retardation.
e. All of the above are examples of environment-heredity interactions.
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