Intelligence indexes generalist genes for cognitive abilities

Intelligence

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 560-565

  Trzaskowski, Maciej ^a   Shakeshaft, Nicholas G ^a   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genome wide Complex Trait Analysis (GCTA); Nonverbal ability; Pleiotropy; Twin analysis; Verbal ability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882796843     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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