Twin Studies

Twin Types—What Type Are You?

Do you know what kind of twins you are?

Basically this is about twins that were told since birth they were fraternal twins. However, due to DNA testing they found out they were actually identical. It told of how the twins' relationship was strengthened and that even though twins may seem to be fraternal they could actually be identical.

Twins Reared Apart--But Together Again

Twins reared apart from birth

This was about how twins were separated at birth, mostly due to being sent to foster or adoptive homes. One set of twins were nearly one hundred miles apart. When they did get to see each other you could tell their connection despite the fact they live with different people. It also explained why a lot of families don't adopt more than one child and how twins just sometimes get separated.

Loss of a Twin

Loss of a twin is a devastating life event

This one was talking about how someone lost their twin. It told of their grief and how it could be compared to the loss of another relative didn't compare. It just elaborated on that more.

Why are twin studies important as we study the concept of nature and nurture and their influence on human behavior?
Well simply understanding how and why twins are formed are one thing. We understand that now. The next step would to understand the mental and emotional factors of twins. Do they experience things the same way, do some genes go to one and other genes to the other and why? There are many other questions you can ask. Learning about that area of twins can greatly explain human behavior on twins, identical or fraternal.

What can twin studies tell us about Gene environment interaction?

That the genes of a human is very intense and complex. It is a challenge to understand how and why one gene went to one than the other. Figuring this out will take quite awhile, I doubt they will fully find the answers to this for quite a while.

What can twin studies tell us about Child rearing?
It can show that whether they are raised together or separate, how they are. Most times when twins are separated throughout their childhood there is quite a bit of resentment. It's the fact of more or less missing their other half in my opinion. They strive to know their twin. If they are raised together a lot of the time they are really close and are inseparable.

What can twin studies tell us about ourselves?
It can show our curiosity of the human anatomy and its complexities. Also the fact that humans would want to know if someone else out there was like them and knowing who their family is is important. It doesn't necessarily have to be about twins, what we learn of them can also teach us about ourselves.

What can twin studies tell us about the concept of heritability?
Well sometimes you can see what genes are inherited from who. If mom has blue eyes, brown hair, and dad has green eyes, blonde hair, and one of the kids is brown hair with green eyes and vice versa. That one is obvious. It could also go deeper than that into the genetics. Learning about twins heritability can really show the complexity of the punic square.