Early research on human genetics using the twin method: Who really invented the method?

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-245

  Mayo, Oliver ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concordance; DZ; History; MZ; Quantitative inheritance; Twin method

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; GENE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; INHERITANCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REGISTER; REVIEW; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

DISEASES IN TWINS; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 67249161819     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.12.3.237     Document Type: Review

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