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Human Facial Shape and Size Heritability and Genetic Correlations.
Genetics - 1 Feb 2017
Cole Joanne B, Manyama Mange, Larson Jacinda R, Liberton Denise K, Ferrara Tracey M, Riccardi Sheri L, Li Mao, Mio Washington, Klein Ophir D, Santorico Stephanie A, Hallgrímsson Benedikt, Spritz Richard A
Abstract excerpt
The human face is an array of variable physical features that together make each of us unique and distinguishable. Striking familial facial similarities underscore a genetic component, but little is known of the genes that underlie facial shape differences. Numerous studies have estimated facial shape heritability using various methods. Here, we used advanced three-dimensional imaging technology and quantitative...
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