Resolving the IQ Paradox: Heterosis as a Cause of the Flynn Effect and Other Trends

Psychological Review

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 806-829

  Mingroni, Michael A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Flynn effect; heterosis; IQ; secular trend

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY HEIGHT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; HETEROSIS; HUMAN; INBREEDING; INTELLIGENCE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TWINS;

ALLELES; BODY HEIGHT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; HYBRID VIGOR; INBREEDING; INTELLIGENCE; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TWINS;

EID: 34548828234     PISSN: 0033295X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.114.3.806     Document Type: Article

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