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Researchers investigating the role of nature versus nurture in schizophrenia compiled data from several European twin registries. The study calculated concordance rates—the probability that one twin develops schizophrenia given that the other has already been diagnosed.

The findings showed:

  • Monozygotic (MZ) twins (sharing 100% of their DNA): 51%
  • Dizygotic (DZ) twins (sharing approximately 50% of their DNA): 16%
  • Adopted siblings (sharing 0% of their DNA but raised in the same household): 2.5%

Discuss what these findings suggest about biological explanations of schizophrenia.

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