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Psychological Topics, 2017 The aim of this study is to simplify the issue of the concept of heritability, to give an introduction to the behavioral genetic theory and methods, as well as to give an overview of the current knowledge about heritability of personality and the ...
Denis Bratko +2 more
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Whole-genome sequences reveal zygotic composition in chimeric twins
HGG AdvancesSummary: While most dizygotic twins have a dichorionic placenta, rare cases of dizygotic twins with a monochorionic placenta have been reported. The monochorionic placenta in dizygotic twins allows in utero exchange of embryonic cells, resulting in ...
Christopher J. Yoon +16 more
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Nature Communications, 2018 Zika virus (ZIKV) infection can cause congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, the authors generate neural progenitor cells from dizygotic twins with a discordant phenotype regarding CZS and study their ...
Luiz Carlos Caires-Júnior +41 more
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Craniofacial Skeletal Dysplasia of Opposite-sex Dizygotic Twins
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2011 Craniofacial skeletal dysplasia can lead to different skeletal malocclusions. Both environmental factors and heredity contribute to the formation of malocclusions.
Szu-Ting Chou +4 more
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Dizygotic twinning, birth weight and latitude
Annals of Human Biology, 1985 In Europe and the USA, both mean birth weight and age-standardized dizygotic twinning rates correlate positively and significantly with latitude. It seems possible that these two sorts of correlation have explanations in common via pituitary action.
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Discordant HIV-1 infection in dizygotic twins: Case report and review of literature
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2003 First-born twins are at a four-fold risk of acquiring HIV infection if delivered by caesarean section. A female second twin delivered by caesarean section presented at the age of 14 months with features of HIV/AIDS.
Ifeoma J Emodi
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Meeting One's Twin: Perceived Social Closeness and Familiarity
Evolutionary Psychology, 2003 Perceptions of social closeness and familiarity were assessed among 44 monozygotic (MZA) and 33 dizygotic (DZA) reunited twin pairs, and several individual twins and triplets.
Nancy L. Segal +2 more
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Journal of Pregnancy, 2011 In a large set of twin pairs, we compared twins born after IVF to naturally conceived twins with respect to birth characteristics, growth, attainment of motor milestones, and emotional and behavioral problems.
Catharina E. M. van Beijsterveldt +2 more
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Class - III malocclusion: Genetics or environment? A twins study
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2005 Etiology of class-III malocclusion is generally believed to be genetic. A wide range of environmental factors have been suggested as contributing factors for the development of class-III malocclusion.
Jena A, Duggal R, Mathur V, Parkash H
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