The power of the classical twin study

Heredity

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1978, Pages 97-116

  Martin, N G ^a   Eaves, L J ^a   Kearsey, M J ^a   Davies, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE GENE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DOMINANCE; HEREDITY; METHODOLOGY; TWINS;

FEMALE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; TWINS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0017813727     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1978.10     Document Type: Article

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