From specialist to generalist: Developmental transformations in the genetic structure of early child abilities

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 566-583

  Cheung, Amanda K ^a   Harden, K Paige ^a   Tucker Drob, Elliot M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamical systems; Early child development; Generalist genes; Genetic commonality; Genetic correlation; Genetic structure; Increasing heritability; Mutualism; Pleiotropy

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TWINS;

APTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84931563972     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21309     Document Type: Article

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