Tracy's parents are avid sports fans. Since she was a child, they took her to numerous baseball and football games, and Tracy regularly watched the sports channel with her dad. When she was old enough, her parents made her join the little league team at her school and she performed well. This is an example of a(n)
A) evocative genotype-environment correlation.
B) active (niche-picking) genotype-environment correlation.
C) passive genotype-environment correlation.
D) gene-gene correlation.

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This is an example of a passive genotype-environment correlation, where the environment that parents provide is influenced by their own interests or genes, and the child passively receives this environment. In this case, Tracy's exposure to and involvement in sports is due to her parents' interests rather than her own initial choice.

Tracy's Parents Are Avid Sports Fans