Defective genes! its the only one that is hereditary
I wish I could tell you but I am not that smart
<span>When Dimmesdale walked in the procession in the Scarlet Letter in Chapter 22, there was no feebleness of step as at other times; his frame was not bent, nor did his hand rest ominously upon his heart. Yet, if the clergyman were rightly viewed, his strength seemed not of the body. It might be spiritual and imparted to him by angelical ministrations</span>
I believe it is A - an economic region.
People in the old world saw the new world (west) as a potential way to boost their economy in the new untouched land