According to the regression concept, the children of very tall parents
A) should be taller than average, but shorter than their parents
B) should be at least as tall as their parents
C) should be below average in height
D) should just as likely be tall as short

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According to the regression concept, the children of very tall parents will still have some genetic influence from shorter ancestors, which will reduce their height slightly from the height of their very tall parents. Therefore, they should be taller than average (since their genetic predisposition would make them taller than someone with average-height parents), but shorter than their parents.

According to the Regression Concept, the Children of Very Tall