Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Facial Morphological Variation: A 3D Population-Based Twin Study.

INTRODUCTION:Facial phenotype is influenced by genes and environment; however, little is known about their relative contributions to normal facial morphology. The aim of this study was to assess the relative genetic and environmental contributions to facial morphological variation using a three-dime...

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Main Authors: Jelena Djordjevic, Alexei I Zhurov, Stephen Richmond, Visigen Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5008732?pdf=render