The correlation of traits between twins raised apart is often considered a power

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The correlation of traits between twins raised apart is often considered a powerful argument that genetics as opposed to the environment is responsible for expression of the shared trait.While this reasoning may provide valuable insight into the role of genetics as opposed to environment in the control of behavior, serious caution should be taken to not jump to a causative statement. Correlations provide evidence of associations but are not appropriate grounds for implied causation. In thinking about the short article below discussing Jim Springer and Jim Lewis, please discuss several factors which help support the above statement

Article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/twin1.htm

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According to the article Jim springer and Jim Lewis were raised apart till 39 years. After that they met each other and found that they have many similar qualities.

Those qualities are

1. Both have the same name.

2. Both are 6 feet and 180 pounds weight

3. Both had a dog named Toy when they were young

4. Both married two times and their first wifes and second wifes names are same respectively.

5. Both have migrane headache.

These types of similarities they have found.

ROLE OF GENETICS AS OPPOSED TO ENVIRONMENT IN THE CONTROL OF BEHAVIOUR:

This statement explaining that our behaviour is mainly depends up on our biological makeup rather than our social experiences and knowledge. Undercurrently this statements opposing all social learning theories like erik erikson's thoery, Jean piaget's cognitive theory and alburt bandura's social learning theory. This theory supporting Murray's theory that our personality mainly depends upon our biological structure of brain.

SEVERAL FACTORS WHICH SUPPORTING THE ABOVE STATEMENT:

1.Birth process of Twins.

2.Biological structure of their brains

1.BIRTH PROCESS OF TWINS:

Humans birth process starts at Fertilization in mother's ovum. While this fertilization occurs sometimes Two sperms penetrates into two eggs.Then they converts in to zygotes results two babies birth. Then both are called twins but they are from both zygotes so they are called Dizygote twins. They share 50 percent of genes from their mother. Their biological make up will be different inside eventhough they looks like same outside.

In rare cases Two sperms penetrates in one egg. Results one zygote but two babies. They are called Mono zygote twins.Then both babies will share mothers genes almost same. Results both babies biological make up is almost same. In this case both behaviours will be same irrespective of their environment.

In the case of Jim springer and Jim Lewis they are born from single zygote. They shared same type of genes from their mother. So their biological make up was same, results even though they are in 39 both have same height and same weight.

2.BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF THEIR BRAINS:

Murray stated that our personality mainly depends on our brain's biological structure. In Jim springer and JIm Lewis case they shared same genes from their mother approximately 90 percent , Results their biological structure of brain will be same. So their psychopersonality same sothat both married 2 times. both maintained same dog etc.,

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