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Which of the following conclusions regarding the 'extended evolutionary synthesis' is most strongly supported by the passage?
- 1It confirms that the glacial pace of nucleotide substitution is a myth perpetrated by early proponents of strict genetic determinism.
- 2It posits that the traditional, rigid dichotomy between genetic inheritance (nature) and environmental influence (nurture) is overly simplistic and mutually permeable.✓
- 3It requires abandoning the gene-centric paradigm in favor of a framework where the external environment is the sole determinant of biological heredity.
- 4It renders the concept of natural selection entirely obsolete by proving that organisms consciously and deliberately direct their own genetic mutations.
Correct answer
It posits that the traditional, rigid dichotomy between genetic inheritance (nature) and environmental influence (nurture) is overly simplistic and mutually permeable.
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