Using MZ twins in experimental research to test for the presence of a genotype-environment interaction effect.

doi:10.1017/s0001566000005596

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Using MZ twins in experimental research to test for the presence of a genotype-environment interaction effect.

Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae - 1 Jan 1990

Bouchard C, Pérusse L, Leblanc C

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Despite some evidence that genotype-environment interaction (G x E) effects may be involved in the variation observed in behavioral and biological traits, few attempts have been made to detect and quantify this component of genetic variation in humans. We propose that one way to achieve this goal...

Topics

Environment
Exercise
Female
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Humans
Individuality
Life Style
Male
Twins
Twins, Monozygotic

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