One Explanation Discussed in the Text for the Similarities Between

question 411

Multiple Choice

One explanation discussed in the text for the similarities between adult identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in separate homes is that:

• A) two unrelated people of exactly the same age and sex would also have many traits and preferences in common, so many of the "amazing" identical-twin similarities may be due to coincidence.
• B) similarities are due to their similar socioeconomic backgrounds, despite being raised in different homes.
• C) every aspect of personality, including individual preferences, is determined by genes.
• D) because they have identical genes, they will also have identical emergenic personality traits.

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