Which of These Would Provide the Strongest Evidence Supporting a Genetic

question 90

Multiple Choice

Which of these would provide the strongest evidence supporting a genetic link to schizophrenia?

• A) higher concordance rates for identical twins than for fraternal twins
• B) similar concordance rates for identical twins raised in different environments and identical twins raised in the same environment
• C) higher concordance rates for children of parents who are both diagnosed with schizophrenia than for children from one parent diagnosed with schizophrenia
• D) similar concordance rates for fraternal twins and identical twins

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