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Twin and family studies are actually more important than ever

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2012

S. Alexandra Burt
S. Alexandra Burt*
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Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. burts@msu.edu
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Abstract

Charney argues that the presence of inherited epigenetic effects makes twin, family, and adoption studies obsolete. This argument relies on both a faulty characterization of these studies and indirect comparisons of DNA and “neogenetic” factors. I argue that twin and family studies will in fact serve a necessary and vital role in the study of epigenetic and neogenetic processes.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 5 , October 2012 , pp. 361
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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