Which of the following people has the greatest risk of developing schizophrenia?

A) Sarah, whose sister is schizophrenic

B) Rick, whose identical twin is schizophrenic

C) Ann, whose father is schizophrenic

D) Jason, whose fraternal twin is schizophrenic

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Giselle Taylor

Biology

25 June, 15:43

Which of the following people has the greatest risk of developing schizophrenia?

A) Sarah, whose sister is schizophrenic

B) Rick, whose identical twin is schizophrenic

C) Ann, whose father is schizophrenic

D) Jason, whose fraternal twin is schizophrenic

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Kirsten Lynch · Answer 1

The risk for Sarah: 10%

The risk for Rick: 50%

The risk for Ann: 10%

The risk for Jason: 15%

This means the answer is:

B) Rick, whose identical twin is schizophrenic.

Which of the following people has the greatest risk of developing schizophrenia?A) Sarah, whose sister is schizophrenicB) Rick, whose identical twin is schizophrenicC) Ann, whose father is schizophrenicD) Jason, whose fraternal twin is schizophrenic

Which of the following people has the greatest risk of developing schizophrenia?

A) Sarah, whose sister is schizophrenic

B) Rick, whose identical twin is schizophrenic

C) Ann, whose father is schizophrenic

D) Jason, whose fraternal twin is schizophrenic