The Correlation Between Dizygotic Twins Reared Apart Provides a Maximum

question 47

Multiple Choice

The correlation between dizygotic twins reared apart provides a maximum estimate of

• A) narrow sense heritability.
• B) narrow sense correlation.
• C) broad sense heritability.
• D) broad sense correlation.
• E) None of these

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