Differences between identical twins.


differences in twins living together or apart
  together apart

height (cm) ~2.0 ~2.5
weight (pounds) ~4 ~10
intelligence* ~3.5 ~6.5

* points on the Binet IQ scale. The intelligence test is highly biased towards the socially dominant sub-population, but this can only strengthen rather than invalidate the result of the study.

Reference

Carson, H. L. (1963) Heredity and human life Columbia University Press, New York.


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