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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for siblings
  1. Is temperament determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... percent of their DNA) and their non-twin siblings (who share about 50 percent of their DNA) ... very similar temperaments when compared with their other siblings. Even identical twins who were raised apart from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/temperament - Genetics
  2. Is handedness determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... more likely than non-identical twins (or other siblings) to both be right-handed or left-handed, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/handedness - Genetics
  3. Is height determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... parents, but different combinations of variants can cause siblings to be of different heights. Height is influenced ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/height - Genetics
  4. Are facial dimples determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... in one family, it was observed that the siblings, their father, uncles, grandfather, and great-grandfather all ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/dimples - Genetics
  5. Is longevity determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... and diabetes, than their same-age peers. The siblings and children (collectively called first-degree relatives) of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/longevity - Genetics
  6. How are genetic conditions diagnosed?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... about health conditions in an individual's parents, siblings, children, and possibly more distant relatives. This information ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/consult/diagnosis - Genetics
  7. What do the results of direct-to-consumer genetic testing mean?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... history. People who are closely related, such as siblings, may receive slightly different information about their ancestry ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtcresults - Genetics