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6. What did Gottesman (1991) show through his family studies?
- There is no link between the two
- That as genetic similarity with a sufferer increases, so does the probability of sharing schizophrenia
- As genetic similarity decreases, the probability of sharing schizophrenia increases
- His results were inconsistent
7. What does it mean when it says that schizophrenia is 'polygenic'?
- This means that different combinations of factors can lead to the condition
- It means that it requires a number of factors to work in combination
- It requires a single factor to work in combination
- This means that different combinations of factors can lead to different conditions
8. Name a researcher that has conducted an experiment on Adoption studies for genetic explanation of schizophrenia
- Joseph (2004)
- Tienari et al (2000)
- Ripke et al (2014)
- Gottesman (1991)
9. Give one detail about Ripke et al (2014) study
- He carried out his own mini study on schizophrenia
- Carried out a small study combining the results of 3 studies
- He carried out a massive study combining all previous data from genome wide studies of schizophrenia.
- The genetic makeup of 37 patients was compared to the genetic makeup of 113 controls.