Genetics of human height

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 294-306

  McEvoy, Brian P ^a   Visscher, Peter M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Genes; Genetic; Height; Physical stature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN GENOME; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BODY HEIGHT; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70350005185     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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