Dora has recently started working on a research study that hypothesizes that people who have a defect in a specific gene may have a predisposition to depression.As a second hypothesis,the research is studying the impact of significant lack of social support in triggering the onset of depression in such people.Dora's research is an example of _____ research.
A)gene-gene interaction
B)gene x environment
C)eugenics
D)genetic engineering

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The type of research Dora is conducting is referred to as gene x environment (G x E)interaction -the interaction of a specific measured variation in DNA and a specific measured aspect of the environment.

Dora Has Recently Started Working on a Research Study That