Family resemblance for neuromuscular performance in a Kansas Mennonite community

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8317143
AutoresEric J Devor (0000-0001-7131-8604, University of Kansas), M H Crawford (0000-0001-7103-2278, University of Kansas)
Año1984
Volumen64
Número3
Páginas289-296
Fecha de publicación1984-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330640311
PMID6476102
OpenAlexW2026028746
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas12

Familial phenotypic resemblance for six quantitative neuromuscular performance traits is analyzed by path analysis using data from the Mennonite community of Goessel, Kansas. Of the six traits only one, dominant hand strength, shows no evidence of parent‐offspring transmission (t 2 = 0.001) and only one, trunk flexibility, shows evidence of a high degree of transmissibility (t 2 = 0.662). The four remaining traits display low to moderate levels of transmissibility (t 2 = 0.073 to t 2 = 0.245). A substantial residual sibling resemblance due to shared environmental effects is seen for all six traits. It is suggested that the high heritabilities found for many of these traits by other methods result from the inability of these methods to account for the shared nongenetic effects

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