If Genetics Plays a Strong Role in the Development of Cocaine

question 112

Multiple Choice

If genetics plays a strong role in the development of cocaine abuse, we would expect to find the lowest concordance rates for cocaine abuse among:

• A) genetically unrelated pairs of people.
• B) parents and their children.
• C) identical twins.
• D) siblings of the same gender.

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Definitions:

Interstitial Cells

Cells located among the functional tissues of an organ, often involved in the production of hormones or supporting structures.

Primary Oocyte

An immature female reproductive cell that undergoes division to form an ovum and secondary oocyte during ovulation.

Meiosis II

Meiosis II is the second division in the process of meiosis, a type of cell division specific to the production of gametes, resulting in four haploid cells from the original diploid cell.

Parthenogenesis

A form of asexual reproduction where an organism develops from an unfertilized egg.