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“You two are so different. Edward and Evan, are you sure you’re twins?” kidded Aunt Joan. As fraternal twins, Edward and Evan share 50% of their genes and are reared in the same home. One might expect them to be quite similar, but their similar genes are not the whole story. Genes and the environment work together in complex ways to determine our characteristics, behavior, development, and health (Chabris et al., 2015; Ritz et al., 2017; Rutter, 2012). Gene–environment interactions refer to the dynamic interplay between our genes and our environment. Several principles illustrate these interactions.