The high concordance rates for conduct disorders in both identical and fraternal twins suggests that

a. conduct disorders are strictly based in genetics.
b. environmental factors play a substantial role in the development of such problems.
c. heritability of mental illnesses does exist.
d. conduct disorders may be a good place to begin pilot testing gene therapy.


B

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