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The Genetic Characteristics of South-Moravian Twins
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 August 2014
Abstract
A total of 400 DZ and 76 MZ twin pairs were studied for: maternal age, in which no significant differences were found; birth order, which was significantly higher in DZ twins; weight at birth; frequency of ABO blood-group phenotypes, where no significant differences were found; and, lastly, frequency of twinning in relatives, where, there was significantly higher occurrence, namely in siblings of probands.
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- 5. The Twinning Phenomenon: Etiologic, Genetic, and Demographic Aspects
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- Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 22 , supplement S1 , October 1972 , pp. 231 - 233
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- Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1972
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