Chapter 35, Problem 11TYK

Summary Introduction

To determine: Why do identical twins make such a good subject for studying roles of inheritance and upbringing in human behavior and what studies suggest and the potential pitfalls of research and also the abuse in the use of these data if the studies are not evaluated critically.

Concept introduction:

Identical twins are also known as monozygotic twins as they develop from single zygote splitted to form two identical embryos. The twins are formed after the collapse of blastocyst and splitting of progenitor cells. The same genetic material is duplicated in both and developed of two fetuses take place.