The body weights of adopted children __________
A) correlate more strongly with those of their biological than of their adoptive parents
B) correlate more strongly with those of their adoptive than of their biological parents
C) show little or no correlation to either their biological or adoptive parents
D) correlate strongly with their adoptive siblings
Answer: A
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