The genetic-determination of ossification sequence polymorphism

The genetic-determination of ossification sequence polymorphism

Serial hand‐wrist x‐rays of 81 pairs of twins were examined to investigate the genetics of ossification sequence polymorphism. Discordance in ossification sequence was 3.5 times more common between like‐sex dizygotic twins than between monozygotic twins, with the difference being significant at the...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of physical anthropology 1969-01, Vol.30 (1), p.141-143
Hauptverfasser: Hertzog, Keith P., Falkner, Frank, Garn, Stanley M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Child, Preschool
Female
Genetics, Medical
Hand - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Infant
Male
Osteogenesis
Polymorphism, Genetic
Pregnancy
Radiography
Twins
Wrist - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:Serial hand‐wrist x‐rays of 81 pairs of twins were examined to investigate the genetics of ossification sequence polymorphism. Discordance in ossification sequence was 3.5 times more common between like‐sex dizygotic twins than between monozygotic twins, with the difference being significant at the 0.01 level of confidence. These findings support the contention that the major part of variation in ossification sequence is genetically determined.
ISSN:0002-9483
1096-8644
DOI:10.1002/ajpa.1330300117