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adoption study

ah-DOP-shun STUD-ee

əˈdɒpʃən ˈstʌdi

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adoptionstudy

Dictionary meaning

research design examining individuals raised apart from biological relatives to separate genetic from environmental influences on behavior; comparing adoptees to biological versus adoptive parents helps disentangle nature from nurture

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