We Share 50 Percent of the Same Genes with Each

question 59

Multiple Choice

We share 50 percent of the same genes with each of our parents as well with our brothers and sisters.In the case of fraternal twins,____.

• A) they share only 25 percent of the same genes with each of their parents
• B) they share 100 percent of the same genes with both of their parents
• C) they share 50 percent of the same genes with any one of their parents
• D) they share 50 percent of the same genes with each of their parents

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Definitions:

Organizing

The process of arranging or coordinating elements systematically to manage tasks or elements efficiently.

Information Processing

The process through which information is interpreted, stored, and retrieved by the brain or a computer system.

Encoding

The set of mental operations that people perform on sensory information to convert that information into a form that is usable in the brain’s storage systems.

Retrieval

The act of retrieving and making conscious previously stored memory information.