Genetics of educational attainment in Australian twins: sex differences and secular changes.

doi:10.1007/BF02359887

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Genetics of educational attainment in Australian twins: sex differences and secular changes.

Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 1996

Baker L A, Treloar S A, Reynolds C A, Heath A C, Martin N G

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The relative effects of genetic and environmental factors in producing individual differences in educational achievement are compared across women and men and over birth cohorts. In a large sample of Australian twin pairs, the heritability of self-reported educational attainment did not vary amon...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Australia
Cohort Studies
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Intelligence
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Sex Characteristics
Social Environment
Twins
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic

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