An adoption study examining the heritability of criminal behaviour found that people who had biological parents and adoptive parents who both had criminal records were the most likely to be criminals themselves. This example was presented to demonstrate
A)the influence of genetic factors on criminal behaviour
B)the influence of environmental factors on criminal behaviour
C)how genotype and phenotype can interact to produce behaviour
D)how the environment and genetic factors can interact to produce behaviour

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This example illustrates the interaction between genetic factors (biological parents with criminal records) and environmental factors (adoptive parents with criminal records) in influencing criminal behavior, demonstrating how both sets of factors can work together to shape outcomes.

An Adoption Study Examining the Heritability of Criminal Behaviour Found