Diem is pregnant with identical twins. She also suffers from schizophrenia. When her sons Wes and Cam are 19 years old, Wes is diagnosed with schizophrenia, but Cam is not. The twins are also different in personality: Wes is very impulsive, indulgent, and not very good at planning, while Cam is more reserved. When they have a conversation, Wes usually does all the talking and Cam the listening.
-While Diem is pregnant,she worries that her children are also going to suffer from schizophrenia.Trying to calm her down you present her with research that suggests that _______________.

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Research suggests that schizophrenia has a strong genetic component, but it does not guarantee that a person will develop the disorder. Twins have a higher chance of developing schizophrenia if one of them already has the disorder. However, they will not necessarily be affected at the same time, and it is possible that one twin will develop schizophrenia while the other twin will not. Therefore, it is likely that both Wes and Cam inherited a vulnerability to schizophrenia from their mother, but only Wes developed the disorder.

Diem Is Pregnant with Identical Twins