One difficulty associated with family studies is that

A) they do not indicate whether symptoms “run in families.”
B) it is not possible to separate the influence of genetics from that of the environment.
C) the drop-out rate for family members tends to be high.
D) it is difficult to determine the contribution of dominant versus recessive genes in family members.


Answer: B

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