According to behavioral geneticists, siblings are actually quite different from each other. Which of the following has been used to explain this difference?
A. Because they are different ages, siblings are always at different developmental stages.
B. Siblings tend to have very little in common aside from their genes.
C. Siblings may experience their family environment very differently.
D. Siblings go through the pubertal transition at different times.
Answer: C
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