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Explain Why Identical Twins Can Have the Same STRs in a DNA

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Explain why Identical twins can have the same STRs in a DNA profile yet still exhibit differing phenotypes.


Definitions:

Double-blind Design

An experimental design in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, used to eliminate bias in research findings.

Confounds Increased

The introduction of variables or factors that obscure or confuse the relationship between the variables being studied, complicating the interpretation of results.

Reliability

The degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification can be depended on to be accurate across different instances.

Consistently Performed

Actions or behaviors that are carried out regularly and without significant variation, indicating reliability or stability in performance.

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