Neuroscientists Have Learned a Great Deal About Which Brain Areas

question 27

Multiple Choice

Neuroscientists have learned a great deal about which brain areas contribute to different cognitive abilities through ______.

• A) blood tests
• B) childhood photographs of patients
• C) case studies
• D) research in other fields, such as sociology

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Definitions:

Heterozygous

Inheriting from parents different forms of a gene for a given trait.

Monozygous

Pertains to monozygotic twins, twins resulting from a single fertilized egg that splits, resulting in two genetically identical individuals.

Dizygotic

Refers to twins that are fraternal, meaning they developed from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm, resulting in genetically distinct siblings.

Monozygotic

Relating to twins who have developed from a single fertilized ovum, making them genetically identical.