Something that complicates genetic studies is that genes have different effects in different environments, such as the different outcomes for children with PKU with and without exposure to phenylalanine in the diet. This complication is referred to as

a. a genetic disorder.
b. a gene–environment interaction.
c. gene-environment variation.
d. variable phenotypes.

Answer: b. a gene–environment interaction

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The sample variance, SS/(n-1), is an absolutely unbiased estimator of the population variance.

a. true b. false

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