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Intergenerational Transmission of Education and ADHD: Effects of Parental Genotypes.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jul 2020
de Zeeuw Eveline L, Hottenga Jouke-Jan, Ouwens Klaasjan G, Dolan Conor V, Ehli Erik A, Davies Gareth E, Boomsma Dorret I, van Bergen Elsje
Abstract excerpt
It remains a challenge to determine whether children resemble their parents due to nature, nurture, or a mixture of both. Here we used a design that exploits the distinction between transmitted and non-transmitted alleles in genetic transmission from parent to offspring. Two separate polygenic scores (PGS) were calculated on the basis of the transmitted and non-transmitted alleles. The effect of the...
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