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Twin method

twin method

A general means of genetic analysis that capitalises on the fact that while twins have the same age and the same intrauterine environment, identical (monozygotic) twins have the same genotype but dizygotic twins are no more alike than sibs and may be of different sex.


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Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)

... the central thesis of his first edition. Further evidence of Gould's method is the way the 1996 edition deletes the very section of the 1981 edition ... psychologist who reported a heritability for IQ of 77% for identical twins reared apart. Subsequently, he was widely accused of fabricating his ...

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Topic: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
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