The Genetics of Human DZ Twinning.

doi:10.1017/thg.2020.15

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The Genetics of Human DZ Twinning.

Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Apr 2020

Boomsma Dorret I

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In the course of twin studies whose main focus was elucidation of genetic and environmental factors on behavioral traits, many twin researchers became aware of the strong tendency for dizygotic (DZ) twinning to run in families. Over four decades, Nick Martin and others initiated hormone and ultrasound studies, performed segregation and pedigree analyses, tested candidate genes, carried out linkage projects in...

Topics

Genome-Wide Association Study
Genotype
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Pedigree
Twin Studies as Topic
Twinning, Dizygotic
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic

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PMID: 32383427
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2020.15

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