Multivariate genetic analyses of the 2D:4D ratio: Examining the effects of hand and measurement technique in data from 757 twin families

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-341

  Medland, Sarah E ^a,b,d   Loehlin, John C ^c  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d Box 980126 MCV ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FINGER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAND; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FINGERS; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIBLINGS; TESTOSTERONE; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 45249103363     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.11.3.335     Document Type: Article

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