Does Higher Concordance in Monozygotic Twins Than in Dizygotic Twins Suggest a Genetic Component?
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Summary
It is demonstrated that, even in the complete absence of any genetic factor and of any biases, the greater environmental similarity alone in MZ twins can result in higher concordance rate in Mz twins than in DZ twins.
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- article
- Published
- 2001-01-01
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- 39
- References
- 23
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Keywords
Concordance, Dizygotic twins, Twin study, Monozygotic twin, Biology
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