Dr Shomeyer Is Conducting a Twin Study in Order to Determine

question 23

Multiple Choice

Dr. Shomeyer is conducting a twin study in order to determine the presence of ADHD in familial cohorts. Ultimately, she hopes to uncover information on the degree to which the disorder might be heritable. Dr. Shomeyer's methodology would be described as a __________ approach.

• A) candidate gene
• B) genomewide
• C) behavioural genetic
• D) familial determinism

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