Late starting genetic diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and cancer are examples of __________

a. the environmental mismatch between our bodies' design and contemporary environments
b. evolutionary design compromises
c. pleiotropic gene effects
d. defenses vs. defects


Answer c

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