A more accurate estimate of heritability

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 168-173

  Lykken, David T ^a   Iacono, William G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC TRAIT; HEART RATE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SELF CONCEPT; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWIN STUDIES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 33947237214     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.10.1.168     Document Type: Article

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