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Path analysis under generalized assortative mating: II. American I.Q.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

D. C. Rao ,
N. E. Morton ,
J. M. Lalouel  and
R. Lew
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Rice, Cloninger & Reich (1980) showed that correlational data on American I.Q. is consistent with a rather low genetic heritability. Here we confirm their general results with a more parsimonious model. From phenotypic data alone, the estimates of genetic and cultural heritability are 0·31 and 0·42, respectively. Using environmental indices, the parsimonious estimates become 0·34 and 0·26, respectively.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , April 1982 , pp. 187 - 198
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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