Research designs that examine the genetic contribution to traits by comparing similarities between relatives with different degrees of genetic relatedness, such as twin and adoption studies.
Example: Comparing identical twins raised apart to fraternal twins raised together to determine how much of intelligence, personality, or mental illness risk is due to genetic factors.
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