Differential genetic etiology of reading difficulties as a function of IQ: An Update

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 751-758

  Wadsworth, S J ^a   Olson, R K ^a   Defries, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; General cognitive ability; Genetics; IQ; Reading disability; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650026908     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-010-9349-x     Document Type: Article

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