Heritability of the second to fourth digit ratio (2d:4d): A twin study

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 215-219

  Paul, Simon N ^a   Kato, Bernet S ^a   Cherkas, Lynn F ^a   Andrew, Toby ^a   Spector, Tim D ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; GENETIC PARAMETERS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS; VARIANCE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINGERS; HORMONES; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEXUALITY; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 33645747081     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/183242706776382491     Document Type: Article

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