To conduct linkage studies, researchers attempt to find evidence for
a. an association between life events and specific disorders.
b. similar rates of disorder in MZ and DZ twins.
c. different rates of disorder in adopted children and in their biological and adopted parents.
d. an association between a disorder and another trait within the same family.
Answer: d.
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