If a Trait Is Influenced by Genes, Then It Ought

question 62

Multiple Choice

If a trait is influenced by genes, then it ought to be more highly correlated across pairs of ________ than across pairs of ________.

• A) genetic siblings; fraternal twins
• B) fraternal twins; identical twins
• C) identical twins; fraternal twins
• D) adoptive siblings; genetic siblings

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Definitions:

Opportunity Costs

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Scarcity

A fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human wants in a world of limited resources.

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