Gene-environment interplay and the origins of individual differences in behavior

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 127-131

  Champagne, Frances A ^a   Mashoodh, Rahia ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetic; Gene environment; Individual differences; Inheritance

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049127973     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01622.x     Document Type: Article

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