Which of the following is not true about monozygotic twins?

A) They share all alleles at all loci.
B) They have a genetic relatedness of 0.5.
C) They have a genetic relatedness of 1.0.
D) They come from the joining of a single egg with a single sperm cell.
E) They are the result of a split of the zygote after fertilization.


B) They have a genetic relatedness of 0.5.

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