Genetic covariation among facets of openness to experience and general cognitive ability

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 275-286

  Wainwright, Mark A ^a,b   Wright, Margaret J ^a,c   Luciano, Michelle ^a   Geffen, Gina M ^b   Martin, Nicholas G ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; SIBLINGS; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 45249086892     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.11.3.275     Document Type: Article

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