Twin Studies: Research in Genes, Teeth and Faces

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Author(s)
Townsend, Grant C
Pinkerton, Sandra K
Rogers, James R
Bockmann, Michelle R
Hughes, Toby E
Language
English
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Abstract
This volume is about an ongoing long-term research initiative led by researchers from the School of Dentistry at the University of Adelaide. The aim of this book is to provide an overview of the studies of the teeth and faces of Australian twins and their families that have extended over more than thirty years.
URI
http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33040
Keywords
primary teeth; longitudinal study; history of twin research; dental features; oral health; craniofacial biology; epigenetic factors; path analysis; permanent teeth; next-generation sequencing; twins; dentition; fraternal twins; monozygotic; melbourne dental schoolcentre for orio-facial research and learning; teeth; dental morphology; dental; dizygotic; mirror imaging; twin zygosity; twin studies; adelaide dental school; genetic expression; sexual dimorphism; genetic factors; identical twins; model-fitting; heritability; Human tooth development; Molar (tooth); Tooth decay
DOI
10.20851/twin-studies
ISBN
9781925261158
OCN
945783044
Publisher
University of Adelaide Press
Publisher website
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/press/
Publication date and place
2015
Classification
Dentistry
Human biology
Anthropology
Pages
199
Public remark
Relevant Wikipedia pages: Epigenetics - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics; Genetics - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics; Human tooth development - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_tooth_development; Molar (tooth) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molar_(tooth); Tooth decay - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth_decay; Twin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin; Twin study - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_study
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/