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Genotype-environment interaction and correlation in the analysis of human behavior.
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Two issues that complicate behavioral genetic analyses are the interaction and correlation between genetic and environmental influences. In this report, the effects of genotype-envi ronment interaction and correlation on behavioral genetic studies (twin and adoption studies) are examined. The analysis suggests that genotype-environment interaction may bias twin study estimates of genetic and environmental influence, but need not affect adoption studies. On the other hand, genotype-environment correlation may affect both twin and adoption study estimates of genetic and environmental influence, the direction of the effect depending on the sign of the correlation. Finally, new tests of genotypeenvironment interaction and correlation, using adoption data, are proposed.
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- Authors
- Plomin, R., DeFries, J. C., & Loehlin, J. C.
- ORCID
- Plomin, Robert
- Venue
- Psychological Bulletin
- Published
- 1977
- Volume
- 84
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 309-322
- ISSN
- 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1455
- OpenAlex
- W2097074714
- Cited by
- 1,685
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 4.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Keywords
- gene-environment interaction, genotype-environment correlation, twin studies, adoption studies, heritability estimation, genetic factors, environmental influences
- MeSH terms
- Adoption, Child, Child Behavior, Female, Genetics, Behavioral, Genotype, Humans, Pregnancy, Social Environment, Twins
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