These puppies were born in the same litter to the same parents, but they have different traits for the feature of toenail thickness. One puppy has thick toenails, one has thin toenails, and the third has medium toenails. How did these puppies end up with toenail thicknesses that are different from one another even though they have the same parents? How did the gene combinations result in the different traits? *

Which statement explains which component is likely to be more powerful in explaining a scientific phenomenon? a) component c, because a theory is often passed on possibility and not certainty b) component d, because a hypothesis is often based on possibility not certainty c) component c, because the ability to explain several occurrences in the natural world is a characteristic of a hypothesis d) component d, because the ability to explain several occurrences in the natural world is a characteristic of a theory