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Which of the following is most closely associated with the idea of epigenetics?a. Eye colorb. Gene display based on environmental factorsc. $1 Q$ as a function of educational experiencesd. Height at birthe. Shoe size
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Epigenetics is the study of how behaviors and environment can cause changes in how your genes work. These changes are reversible and do not change your DNA sequence, but rather how your body reads your DNA sequence. Show more…
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