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1 - What Is Heritability and Why Does It Matter?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2017

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Mei Tan
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Susan Bouregy ,
Elena L. Grigorenko ,
Stephen R. Latham  and
Mei Tan
Susan Bouregy
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Yale University, Connecticut
Elena L. Grigorenko
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Yale University, Connecticut
Stephen R. Latham
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Yale University, Connecticut
Mei Tan
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University of Texas, Houston
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