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silviawilliams41

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If genes alone contribute to a trait, which of the following patterns of correlations would be observed?
 
  a. 1.00 for identical twins raised together but a lower correlation for those raised apart
  b. 1.00 for both identical and fraternal twin pairs raised together but a lower correlation for those pairs raised apart
  c. 1.00 for identical twins and .50 for fraternal twins raised together and raised apart
  d. No significant correlation between identical twins or fraternal twins, regardless of whether they are raised together or apart

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Research by Plomin and colleagues indicated that the highest heritability correlation concerning the emotion of anger was found between
 
  a. identical twins raised together.
  b. identical twins reared apart.
  c. fraternal twins raised together.
  d. fraternal twins reared apart.


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aidanmbrowne

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a


silviawilliams41

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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