Definition-
A reading section from the IELTS test was the academic passage "Research Using Twins."
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Questions and Answers-
- False
- Explanation- In the final sentence of paragraph 1, the author claims that there are no hereditary elements at play and that any differences between "them" (identical twins), such as "one twin having younger appearing skin," are caused by "environmental factors" such less time spent in the sun. The assertion goes against the facts, hence the response is FALSE.
- Not given
- Explanation- According to the author's claim in paragraph 2, "vulnerability to the disease must be rooted at least in part in heredity" if identical twins and fraternal twins are more similar to each other than they are in terms of a disease. The answer is "NOT GIVEN" because there is no information about extent (higher risk) in this section.
- Not given
- Explanation- 137 sets of twins finally "visited Thomas Bouchard's lab" over the course of two decades, according to paragraph 4 of the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart. The answer is "NOT GIVEN" because there is no information in this section on how the twins found Bouchard's lab (which was promoted in newspapers).
- True
- Explanation- According to the statement in paragraph 6, "nature" (the environment) and "nurture" (genetics) "are not the only elemental factors at work." The third component mentioned in the second phrase is a "recent field, termed epigenetics," which at times "bridges the gap between our DNA and our environment" and at other times "operates on its own to shape who we are" (different from environment and genes). As a result, the assertion and the data are consistent, and the answer is TRUE.
- A
- Explanation- According to the first sentence of paragraph 4, "the notion of employing twins to study the influence of genetics" was first "proposed" and the term "nature and nurture" was "created" by English scientist Francis Galton in 1875. (two factors affecting human characteristic). The solution is therefore A.
Conclusion-
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