Genotype by environment interactions in cognitive ability: A survey of 14 studies from four countries covering four age groups

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 208-219

  Molenaar, Dylan ^a   Van Der Sluis, Sophie ^b   Boomsma, Dorret I ^b   Haworth, Claire M A ^c   Hewitt, John K ^d   Martin, Nicholas G ^e   Plomin, Robert ^c   Wright, Margaret J ^d   Dolan, Conor V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ability differentiation; Development; Environment; Genotype by environment interaction; Heritability; Intelligence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877823992     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-012-9581-7     Document Type: Article

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