Are genetically informed designs genetically informative? Comment on McGue, Elkins, Walden, and Iacono (2005) and quantitative behavioral genetics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17869249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ty Partridge (0000-0002-2905-4737, Wayne State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 985-988 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0012-1649.41.6.985 |
| PMID | 16351341 |
| OpenAlex | W2048425830 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 18 |
M. McGue, I. Elkins, B. Walden, and W. G. Iacono presented the findings from a twin study examining the relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to the developmental trajectories of parent-adolescent relationships. From a behavioral genetics perspective, this study is well conceptualized, is well implemented, and raises some interesting developmental questions. Yet, the classic twin methodology and heritability estimates obfuscate the dynamic gene-ecology transactions that underlie these social developmental trajectories. There is a growing divide between the findings of quantitative behavioral genetics, with its foundational estimate of a statistical genetic influence, and developmental molecular genetics. This comment provides a brief overview of this divide and its implications for the findings of McGue et al. as well as quantitative behavioral genetics more broadly
Behavioural genetics · Biology · Developmental genetics · Developmental psychology · Ecological genetics · Evolutionary biology · Gene · Genetic variation · Heritability · Perspective (graphical) · Population · Quantitative genetics · Sociology · Twin study · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Computer Science · Demography · Genetics · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,52 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2015 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |