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Mono zygotic

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  • Develop from one fertilised egg (zygote)
  • Identical twins
  • Share 100% of DNA
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Di zygotic

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  • Develop from two fertilised eggs
  • Non identical twins
  • Share 50% of DNA
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Concordance Rate

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The degree to which two people are similar on a particular trait shows how much they both have the characteristic
- Represented via correlation coefficient (1 to -1)

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Heritability Rate

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The extent to which a trait is inherited through your genes

  • a figure of 0% = genes do not contribute to individual differences
  • 100% = genes are the sole reason for individual differences
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