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Genetic and environmental contributions to the variance of body height in a sample of first and second degree relatives

✍ Scribed by Kristian Tambs; Torbjørn Moum; Lindon J. Eaves; Mike C. Neale; Kristian Midthjell; Per G. Lund-Larsen; Siri Næss

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
766 KB
Volume
88
Category
Article
ISSN
0002-9483

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