In Africa, children who inherit a single sickle cell allele are more resistant to malarial infection and more likely to survive. This demonstrates ______.

A. that nature is more influential than nurture
B. the epigenetic framework
C. that mutations can sometimes be beneficial
D. the purpose of behavioral genetics


Answer: C

Psychology

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