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Psychosexual development in twins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Barbara Chilton
Barbara Chilton
Affiliation:
The Institute for Sex Education and Research, Birmingham
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Using a small sample of monozygotic and same-sex dizygotic twins, estimates of the heritability of certain parameters of sexual development were obtained. In the majority of instances significant values of h2 were found, suggesting that genetic factors play an important role in psychosexual development. The significance of these results is discussed in the light of current pro-environmental attitudes.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , July 1972 , pp. 277 - 286
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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