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Genetic and Environmental Factors in Head and Face Measurements of Belgian Twins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Charles Susanne ,
Elisabeth Defrise-Gussenhoven ,
Piet Van Wanseele  and
Arille Tassin
Charles Susanne*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Human Genetics, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
Elisabeth Defrise-Gussenhoven
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Human Genetics, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
Piet Van Wanseele
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Human Genetics, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
Arille Tassin
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Human Genetics, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
*
Laboratory of Human Genetics, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

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Seventeen head and face measurements of 205 twin pairs, aged 18 to 25 years, are analyzed. In both sexes a significant genetic variance component is found for head length, head breadth, and frontal breadth, for seven breadth measurements of the face, for physio-face height, and nose height. A significant genetic variance component is found for nasion-gnathion, nasion-stomion, and lips height in males and for the two ear measurements in females. We suggest that the sex difference for heritability may be due to random factors and to continued growth from 18 to 25 years in males.

Keywords

TwinsDominanceHeritability
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 32 , Issue 3-4 , July 1983 , pp. 229 - 238
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1983

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