Similarities in anthropometrical traits of children and their parents in a Bulgarian population.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1996.tb01618.x

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Similarities in anthropometrical traits of children and their parents in a Bulgarian population.

Annals of human genetics - 1 Nov 1996

Nikolova M

Abstract excerpt

A study has been made of 36 body and 11 craniofacial measurements in a selected sample of 251 Bulgarian families, comprising parents and their children over 15 years. The mid parent-offspring and correlation coefficients indicate that the extent of genetic determination varies considerably from o...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Anthropometry
Bulgaria
Child
Female
Genetic Linkage
Genomic Imprinting
Humans
Male
X Chromosome

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