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

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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 power of the continuous case with those of threshold models corresponding to different prevalences in the population: 1,...

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