According to the blending theory of inheritance, . a. the expression of one trait over another is decided randomly in the offspring b. the number of chromosomes an offspring receives is an average of the parents' chromosome numbers c. extreme traits, such as being very tall or very short, will always be preserved in the population d. hereditary traits blend evenly in the offspring through mixing of the parents' blood e. offspring will resemble the mother more than the father

In this excerpt, the reader is able to see how important lizzie’s friendship is to turner. which explains the factor that is most likely affecting turner’s perspective in this excerpt? turner’s age is not allowing him to fully understand his father’s concerns over the racial conflict. turner’s location is not allowing him to see that racial conflict can occur anywhere. turner’s morals are not allowing him to take part in the racial conflict that is occurring. turner’s limited education is not allowing him to understand exactly what racial conflict is.