While studying a sample for height differences, researchers observed that the height of the participants varied significantly regardless of whether the participants' parents were short or tall. This suggests that the physical characteristic of height is most likely an example of
A) niche-picking.
B) X-linked inheritance.
C) genetic imprinting.
D) polygenic inheritance.

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The fact that height varies significantly regardless of parental height suggests that it is not solely controlled by a single gene (such as in X-linked inheritance or genetic imprinting), but rather is influenced by multiple genes (polygenic inheritance).

While Studying a Sample for Height Differences, Researchers Observed That