Twin and Adoption Studies Have Proven to Play a Valuable

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Multiple Choice

Twin and adoption studies have proven to play a valuable role in research for which of the following reasons?

• A) Selective breeding experiments that could provide answers about the role of nature and nurture are considered unethical for human beings.
• B) Selective breeding experiments that could provide answers about the role of nature and nurture are considered ethical for human beings.
• C) Such studies are helpful in gaining knowledge about population control.
• D) Such studies will assist scientists in perfecting the science of cloning.

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