Behavioral genetics
A) is devoted to uncovering the contributions of nature and nurture to the diversity in human traits and abilities.
B) is a communication process designed to help couples assess their chances of giving birth to a baby with a genetic disorder.
C) is devoted to proving that heredity, not the environment, is responsible for human diversity.
D) strives to identify variations in DNA sequences and uses these genetic markers to explain almost all variations in human behavior.
A
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