Article
Study of genetic variance in the fluctuating asymmetry of anthropometrical traits.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000
Livshits G, Kobyliansky E
Abstract excerpt
We have studied the fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of 8 bilateral morphometric traits in two-parent families, comprising 216 families with one newborn baby, and 60 families with two children (age range 5-18 years). Heritability was assessed by: (1) multiple regression analyses of the children's measu...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anthropometry
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Family
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Israel
- Male
- Nuclear Family
