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Anthropometric Heredity

Anthropometric Heredity is a theoretical construct in anthropological genetics that specifies the transmission patterns of quantifiable physical traits across generations through genetic mechanisms, distinguishing it from environmental or epigenetic influences on phenotypic variation.

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Anthropometric variation and the genetic structure of the Jirels of Nepal.

PubMed · 1958 · 553 citations

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Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Weight, Height, and BMI from Birth to 19 Years of Age: An International Study of Over 12,000 Twin Pairs

Lise Dubois, Kirsten Ohm Kyvik, Manon Girard et al. · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 258 citations · Full text

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Relative effect of genetic and environmental factors on body height: differences across birth cohorts among Finnish men and women

Karri Silventoinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Eero Lahelma et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2000 · 227 citations · Full text

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The genetic and environmental sources of body mass index variability: the Muscatine Ponderosity Family Study.

Patricia P. Moll, Trudy L. Burns, Romy Lauer · PubMed · 1991 · 177 citations

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Influence of heredity and environment in determination of skinfold thickness in children.

C. G. D. Brook, Renee M. Huntley, Jason V. Slack · BMJ · 1975 · 160 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. AG
    Anthony G. Comuzzie

    Texas Biomedical Research Institute, United States

    6 publications · 156 citations

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  2. KS
    Karri Silventoinen

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    4 publications · 342 citations

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  3. MH
    Michael H. Crawford

    University of Kansas, United States

    4 publications · 127 citations

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  4. JK
    Jaakko Kaprio

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    3 publications · 318 citations

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  5. JB
    John Blangero

    Texas Biomedical Research Institute, United States

    3 publications · 59 citations

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Institutions

126

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    480 citations

  2. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    524 citations

  3. Texas Biomedical Research Institute

    San Antonio, United States

    4 h-index

    25 publications

    446 citations

  4. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    328 citations

  5. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    169 citations

  6. Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    443 citations

  7. University of Oulu

    Oulu, Finland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    91 citations

  8. Polish Academy of Sciences

    Warsaw, Poland

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    151 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 17 publications · 677 citations

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  2. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    14 publications · 510 citations

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  3. Annals of Human Biology

    7 publications · 377 citations

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  4. American Journal of Human Biology

    3 publications · 56 citations

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  5. Behavior Genetics

    2 publications · 40 citations

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