The passage uses the metaphor of a dog walker to argue that evolutionary adaptation is most comprehensively understood as being determined by:
Explanation:
As per the last sentence of the third paragraph, the tugs represent the influence of developmental factors like epigenetics, antibodies and hormones passed on by the parents as well as ecological legacies and culture. Hence, the correct answer is option 1.
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