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Genome-wide association studies establish that human intelligence is highly heritable and polygenic.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Oct 2011
Davies G, Tenesa A, Payton A, Yang J, Harris S E, Liewald D, Ke X, Le Hellard S, Christoforou A, Luciano M, McGhee K, Lopez L, Gow A J, Corley J, Redmond P, Fox H C, Haggarty P, Whalley L J, McNeill G, Goddard M E, Espeseth T, Lundervold A J, Reinvang I, Pickles A, Steen V M, Ollier W, Porteous D J, Horan M, Starr J M, Pendleton N, Visscher P M, Deary I J
Abstract excerpt
General intelligence is an important human quantitative trait that accounts for much of the variation in diverse cognitive abilities. Individual differences in intelligence are strongly associated with many important life outcomes, including educational and occupational attainments, income, health and lifespan. Data from twin and family studies are consistent with a high heritability of intelligence, but this...
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