Twins Flashcards

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1
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Monozygotic twins

A

identical twins (develop from one egg(zygote))

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Dizygotic twins

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non-identical (develop from two diff eggs)

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Concordance

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both twins have trait

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Discordance

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one twin has trait + other does not

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5
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How to determine genetic and non genetic portion of variability of trait

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H=(Cmz-Cdz)/(100-Cdz)

0 - environment
1 - genotype

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