Evidence for higher heritability of somatotype compared to body mass index in female twins

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-14

  Reis, Victor Machado ^a   Machado, João V ^b,c   Fortes, Marcos S ^b,c   Fernandes, Paula Roquetti ^b,c   Silva, António José ^a   Dantas, Paulo Silva ^c   Filho, José Fernandes ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b University Castelo Branco   (Brazil)

^c Grande Rio University   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Heritability; Somatotype; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SOMATOTYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; SOMATOTYPES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34247256842     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.26.9     Document Type: Article

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