Mechanisms for differences in monozygous twins

Early Human Development

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-117

  Gringras, Paul ^a   Chen, Wai ^b,c  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic mechanisms; Monozygous; Twin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; COGNITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MOSAICISM; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; ZYGOSITY;

GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034959146     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(01)00171-2     Document Type: Article

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