Emma,an athletically inclined child,tries out for the soccer team,although her parents have never played on a sports team.This is an example of

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This is an example of niche-picking, where an individual chooses environments that align with their genetic predispositions or interests. Emma's interest in athletics likely stems from genetic factors, but she actively selected to try out for the soccer team. It is not a passive gene-environment correlation because her parents' lack of experience in sports did not influence her decision, nor is it an evocative gene-environment correlation because Emma's behavior did not elicit any particular response from her environment. Epigenesis refers to the process of how genes are expressed, which is not relevant to this scenario.

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