Twins

The concept of “blending” as championed by such scholars as Aristotle and Hippocrates states that any trait that an offspring receives is the average of both of its parents. This concept was widely believed until Mendel’s experiments. Incomplete dominance occurs when the heterozygous phenotype is an intermediate between both of the homozygous genotypes. This concept is demonstrated best through the inheritance of petal color in a snapdragon. In a heterozygote the phenotype would be pink, a mix…

Gravity Falls is animated cartoon by Alex Hirsh for Disney Channel. The series is about the adventures of Dipper and Mabel Pines as they spend a summer in the mysterious Gravity Falls with their great uncle Stan. When Dipper uncovers a cryptic journal that provide information of all the strange and unusual things that surrounding the little town it’s up to Dipper and Mabel to find the origin of all these anomalies along with the help of his friends. Every episode is very well-written and always…

causes of autism, and whether it is genetic or environmental (Nature versus nurture) autism is still widely debated. First I 'm going to discuss what nature versus nurture is, and its findings toward autism research. Following this I will also explain Twin Studies are, and their significance towards the research of autism. Last but not least I will give my opinion on the subject matter, and where I believe autism lies in this debate of nature versus nurture. The father of this idea of nature…

determinants of health affect an individual quality of life and heath. When it comes to the case study Jose and Jorge-Identical Twins without Identical Lives, one would think that because they are twins, their outcomes in life would be the same. However, since both of them lived in different areas, they were affected differently by society. The case study Jose and Jorge-Identical Twins without Identical Lives describes perfectly how social determinants impact on one’s life can be radical. In…

Is there a moral issue in separating twins got for the purpose of twins studies? Is environment or genetics within reared-apart twins a top factor? The Minnesota Twin Family Study (1999) that took place over 20 years, led by Thomas Bouchard, studied 137 pairs of twins, 81 identical and 56 fraternal twin sets. With some 170 additional studies relating genetics and environment factors associated to human development (Twins Separated at Birth Reveal Staggering Influence of Genetics, 2014).…

“Could Conjoined Twins Share a Mind?” was written by Susan Dominus for the New York Times on May 25th, 2011. It describes some daily aspects of Krista and Tatiana Hogan’s lives - or rather, life, - as craniopagus conjoined twins, joined at the head. Dominus details how the twins are at once distinct and connected through their actions, reactions, and cognitive functions. Cases of craniopagus are extremely rare, and the twins’ neural anatomy is even rarer. According to the article, twins being…

for adoption so they can have a better life that they couldn’t provide. Though environmental factors play a crucial role, it is easier to indicate the genetic effects, because identical twins are essentially the same person with exceptionally similar IQs. As shown in the image on the side, the IQ levels between twins, identical…

front of the room. Before me is a sea of somber faces dressed in black; behind me lies the body of my twin brother Zion in a half-open casket. I still cannot believe it has been less than a week since Zion passed away, shattering my world into a million pieces. I still cannot believe he is actually gone. My dad is speaking about giving my brother and me a pair of biblical names that reflected our twin identity. He explains that my name, Moriah, is a mountain range in Jerusalem, while my…

Twin infanticide among the Igbo speaking people were acknowledged by Ball & Hill (1996), Thomas (1913), Uchendu (1965) amongst others. The work of Kuper (1987) cited in Ball & Hill (1996) argue that the Bantu groups liken twins to wild animals and as such viewed in a bad light which leads to twin infanticide. This opinion was echoed before them by Uchendu (1965) when he argued that “certain births are nso, (ala)-taboo- among the Igbo. The birth of twins was regarded as a great calamity. The…

and live in a small space such as a studio apartment or one-bedroom apartment, a twin mattress may be your best bet. A twin mattress is 39 inches wide and 75 inches long. If you’re tall, this may be a little short for you. If you’re over 6 feet tall, you’ll want a longer mattress for your best comfort. The next size to choose from in mattress dimensions is a twin extra long. The width is the same as a regular twin, 39 inches, but the length is 80 inches instead of 75. This is a better bet for…