When studying heritability in humans, an ethical behavior geneticist would be LEAST likely to

A. study identical twins reared apart.
B. compare the behavior of adopted children to their biological parents.
C. conduct a selective breeding experiment.
D. investigate the relationship between behaviors of unrelated siblings (step family members).


Answer: C

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