Nonadditive effects would be likely to show up in which of the following pairs of siblings?
A) Rebekah and Raina, who were both adopted into a family and are not genetically related.
B) Lawrence and Ira, who are fraternal twins.
C) Monique and James, who were born 2 years apart.
D) Rock and Jacque, who are identical twins.

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Nonadditive effects are due to interactions between alleles at different loci and are more likely to be observed in identical twins like Rock and Jacque, who share 100% of their genetic material, allowing for the expression of these interactions.

Nonadditive Effects Would Be Likely to Show Up in Which