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Researchers Announce That Their Study of Identical Twins Has Revealed

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Researchers announce that their study of identical twins has revealed a high heritability for divorce (McGue & Lykken, 1992). Given that our prehistoric ancestors hadn't yet invented marriage, let alone divorce, what on earth could this finding mean?


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