Genetic and environmental causes of tracking in explosive strength during adolescence.

doi:10.1007/s10519-005-5417-z

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Genetic and environmental causes of tracking in explosive strength during adolescence.

Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 2005

Peeters Maarten W, Thomis Martine A, Maes Hermine H M, Loos Ruth J F, Claessens Albrecht L, Vlietinck Robert, Beunen Gaston P

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PURPOSE: To determine whether the observed phenotypic stability in explosive strength during adolescence, as measured by inter-age correlations in vertical jump (VTJ), is mainly caused by genetic and/or environmental factors. METHODS: Subjects are from the Leuven Longitudinal Twin Study (LLTS) (n = 105 pairs, equally divided over five zygosity groups). VTJ data were aligned on age at peak height velocity (APHV)...

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Adolescent
Adolescent Development
Child
Environment
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Genetic Variation
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Models, Biological
Models, Genetic
Muscle Contraction
Muscle, Skeletal
Phenotype

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PMID: 16184484
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-005-5417-z

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