On the heritability of inspection time and its covariance with IQ: A twin study

Intelligence

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 443-457

  Luciano, Michelle ^a,b   Smith, Glen A ^a,b   Wright, Margaret J ^a,b   Geffen, Gina M ^a,b   Geffen, Laurie B ^a,b   Martin, Nicholas G ^a,b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heritability; IQ; IT; Quantitative genetics; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; COVARIANCE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035555635     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2896(01)00071-X     Document Type: Article

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