Born Together-Reared Apart

by Nancy L. Segal

Book Overview

The identical "Jim twins" were raised in separate families and met for the first time at age thirty-nine, only to discover that they both suffered tension headaches, bit their fingernails, smoked Salems, enjoyed woodworking, and vacationed on the same Florida beach. This example of the potential power of genetics captured widespread media attention in 1979 and inspired the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart. This landmark investigation into...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674055462
• ISBN13: 9780674055469
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"