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Two siblings have the same parents but different heights. Which explanation best accounts for this difference?

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They received different combinations of genes for height.
They received different combinations of genes for height.

Their parents wanted them to have different heights.
Their parents wanted them to have different heights.

One sibling was born in a different season.
One sibling was born in a different season.

They had different diets and levels of exercise.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They received different combinations of genes for height.

Explanation: Siblings inherit different mixes of alleles from their parents because of meiosis and independent assortment, so they can have different genetic potentials for height (environment also plays a role, but the primary cause is genetic variation).