When Examining the Rates of Homosexuality Between Identical Twins and Fraternal

question 88

Multiple Choice

When examining the rates of homosexuality between identical twins and fraternal twins or non-twin siblings, researchers found that if one identical twin is gay, his brother has a __________ percent chance of being gay as well, and if a fraternal twin is gay, his brother has a __________ percent chance of being gay as well.

• A) 21; 7
• B) 52; 22
• C) 75; 18
• D) 98; 33

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