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Analyze how twin studies help to differentiate the effects of genetic and environmental influences

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Twins share nearly the entirety of their DNA. This is very important for scientists because any differences between them would be caused by environmental influences.

Studying twins can help elucidate whether a particular condition is caused by genetic or environmental causes. In technical terms, this is called the estimation of the genetic and environmental contribution to the phenotype.
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