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The validity of twin studies

2000-07-01

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Abstract The classical twin study is the most popular method for assessing the relative contribution of genes and environment to traits in human populations. Critics argue that several assumptions of the twin method are unjustified, and therefore results from twin studies are misleading. Specifically, it has been suggested that twins differ in important aspects from singletons, that monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic...

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Literature Corpus work: e344c5cf-b16e-5573-9427-1a9904b980be
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-9218.2000.00027.x

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