Evidence That Sleep Has an Inherited Component Is That

question 26

Multiple Choice

Evidence that sleep has an inherited component is that

• A) MZ twins share more sleep characteristics than do DZ twins.
• B) siblings often go to sleep and wake up at the same time.
• C) students living in dorms develop the same sleeping habits.
• D) people with insomnia have the same chromosome abnormality.
• E) DZ twins share more sleep characteristics than do MZ twins.

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