All of the following methods are used in assessing heritability EXCEPT:
A)the study of families where most members share a particular trait.
B)the comparison of adopted children to their biological and their adoptive parents.
C)the comparison of identical twins with same-sex fraternal twins.
D)the study of identical twins separated shortly after birth and reared apart.

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The study of families where most members share a particular trait is not a method used in assessing heritability. This is because it does not allow for the separation of genetic and environmental factors.

All of the Following Methods Are Used in Assessing Heritability