Author Question: Which one of the following sets of data would show a strong genetic influence on the development of ... (Read 90 times)

james9437

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 568
Which one of the following sets of data would show a strong genetic influence on the development of a trait?
 
  a. Identical twins raised together score more similarly to one another than identical twins raised apart.
  b. Fraternal twins raised apart score as similarly to one another as do biological siblings who are raised together.
  c. Identical twins raised apart score more similarly to one another than fraternal twins raised together.
  d. Fraternal twins raised together score more similarly to one another than fraternal twins raised apart.

Question 2

Plomin bred animals with high learning ability to other animals with high learning ability and animals with low learning ability to other animals with low learning ability. Those from high learning ability lines continued to show high learning ability while those from low learning lines continued to show low learning ability. In Plomin's work, learning ability
 
  a. varied by the age of the animal.
  b. was a totally learned behavior.
  c. varied by the sex of the animal.
  d. was influenced by genetics.



allisonblackmore

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 330
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question


 

Did you know?

In Eastern Europe and Russia, interferon is administered intranasally in varied doses for the common cold and influenza. It is claimed that this treatment can lower the risk of infection by as much as 60–70%.

Did you know?

According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.

Did you know?

As of mid-2016, 18.2 million people were receiving advanced retroviral therapy (ART) worldwide. This represents between 43–50% of the 34–39.8 million people living with HIV.

Did you know?

Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.

Did you know?

Many medications that are used to treat infertility are injected subcutaneously. This is easy to do using the anterior abdomen as the site of injection but avoiding the area directly around the belly button.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library