Suppose Mr

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Essay

Suppose Mr.and Mrs.X have an ant problem in their home,but they do not know how the ants are entering the house.Mr.X attempts to figure out their entry point by considering what is known about ant behavior and about the house; Mrs.X attempts to figure out their entry point by collecting evidence about where she sees ants most commonly and looking for a pattern.How could you describe these two different approaches using the concepts from Chapter 1? What recommendation would you make to Mr.and Mrs.X?

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Definitions:

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, are twins that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells.

Fraternal Twins

Also known as dizygotic twins, these are siblings born at the same time who have developed from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm, thus they are genetically distinct and not identical.

Behavioral Geneticists

Behavioral geneticists study the role of genetics in influencing human behavior, including how genes interact with the environment to affect individual differences.

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.