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Genetic and environmental influences on sex-typed behavior during the preschool years.

Child development - 1 Jan 2000

Iervolino Alessandra C, Hines Melissa, Golombok Susan E, Rust John, Plomin Robert

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The genetic and environmental etiologies of sex-typed behavior were examined during the preschool years in a sample of 3,990 three- to four-year-old twin and non-twin sibling pairs. Results showed moderate genetic and significant shared environmental influence for boys and substantial genetic and moderate shared environmental influence for girls. For both boys and girls, twin-specific shared environmental effects...

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PMID: 16026499
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2005.00880.x

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