Which of the following is an example of a gene-environment interaction?

A. People with the recessive allele for gene X are shorter on average than those with the dominant allele.
B. People with either allele for gene X are shorter when they are malnourished as children than when they are not.
C. People with the recessive allele for Gene X are shorter than those with the dominant allele, and shortest when they were also malnourished as children.
D. People with the dominant allele for Gene X are taller than those with the recessive allele, regardless of whether they were malnourished as children.


Answer: C

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