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What Do People Know About the Heritability of Sleep?

Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 2021

Madrid-Valero Juan J, Chapman Robert, Bailo Evangelina, Ordoñana Juan R, Selita Fatos, Kovas Yulia, Gregory Alice M

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STUDY OBJECTIVES: Twin studies have provided data about the relative weight of genetic and environmental factors on sleep variables over the last few decades. However, heritability is a non-intuitive concept and it is often misunderstood even amongst the scientific community. This study aimed to analyze: (1) understanding of the meaning of heritability of insomnia; (2) the accuracy of estimations of heritability...

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PMID: 33486622
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-021-10041-3

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