The Fact That the Correlation in Weight Between Identical Twins

question 98

Multiple Choice

The fact that the correlation in weight between identical twins reared apart is higher than that between fraternal twins reared together suggests that weight is

• A)influenced more by genetics than by environmental factors.
• B)influenced more by environmental factors than by genetics.
• C)affected equally by genetics and environmental factors.
• D)not affected by either genetics or environmental factors.

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