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What are potential consequences of more similar treatment of MZ twins in relation to DZ twins in twin studies?
What are potential consequences of more similar treatment of MZ twins in relation to DZ twins in twin studies?
Increased MZ correlations relative to DZ correlations, overestimating genetic effect and underestimating shared environmental effect.
How can differential prenatal history of MZ versus DZ twins affect the classical twin study?
How can differential prenatal history of MZ versus DZ twins affect the classical twin study?
It may lead to differences in monochorionic and dichorionic MZ twin pairs, challenging the validity of the classical twin study.
What is the main purpose of SEM methodology in twin data analysis?
What is the main purpose of SEM methodology in twin data analysis?
To partition genetic from environmental factors on a trait.
How can SEM methodology be extended to address limitations in twin studies?
How can SEM methodology be extended to address limitations in twin studies?
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What is the classical twin design primarily used for?
What is the classical twin design primarily used for?
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What are the implications of potential violations of the EEA in twin studies?
What are the implications of potential violations of the EEA in twin studies?
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What is the purpose of calculating the pairwise concordance rate in twin studies?
What is the purpose of calculating the pairwise concordance rate in twin studies?
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Why is an ascertainment correction needed in proband-ascertained twin samples for structural equation modeling?
Why is an ascertainment correction needed in proband-ascertained twin samples for structural equation modeling?
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How can the cell probabilities in a contingency table be adjusted for ascertainment correction?
How can the cell probabilities in a contingency table be adjusted for ascertainment correction?
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Which software can be used for maximum-likelihood analysis of categorical data from proband-ascertained samples?
Which software can be used for maximum-likelihood analysis of categorical data from proband-ascertained samples?
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What assumption is made regarding the shared environment in MZ and DZ twins in the twin method?
What assumption is made regarding the shared environment in MZ and DZ twins in the twin method?
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What does a difference between MZ and DZ concordance rates suggest in twin studies?
What does a difference between MZ and DZ concordance rates suggest in twin studies?
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How can the assumption that twins are representative of the general population impact the estimation of heritability?
How can the assumption that twins are representative of the general population impact the estimation of heritability?
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What is one way to detect if twins are not representative of the general population?
What is one way to detect if twins are not representative of the general population?
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What is the purpose of power studies in the context of twin research?
What is the purpose of power studies in the context of twin research?
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How many pairs are typically needed for power studies to estimate the degree of genetic influence on a highly heritable trait?
How many pairs are typically needed for power studies to estimate the degree of genetic influence on a highly heritable trait?
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What assumption does the Classical Twin Design make about environmental similarity for both types of twin pairs reared in the same family?
What assumption does the Classical Twin Design make about environmental similarity for both types of twin pairs reared in the same family?
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What can lead to an overestimation of the shared environmental effect in twin studies?
What can lead to an overestimation of the shared environmental effect in twin studies?
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