The power of the classical twin study to resolve variation in threshold traits.

doi:10.1007/BF01067191

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The power of the classical twin study to resolve variation in threshold traits.

Behavior genetics - 1 May 1994

Neale M C, Eaves L J, Kendler K S

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We explore the power of the twin study to resolve sources of familial resemblance when the data are measured at the binary or ordinal level. Four components of variance were examined: additive genetic, nonadditive genetic, and common and specific environment. Curves are presented to compare the p...

Topics

Bias
Genetic Variation
Humans
Intelligence
Models, Genetic
Models, Statistical
Personality
Phenotype
Social Environment
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic

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