A Twin Protection Effect? Explaining Twin Survival Advantages with a Two-Process Mortality Model.
Twin studies that focus on the correlation in age-at-death between twin pairs have yielded important insights into the heritability and role of genetic factors in determining lifespan, but less attention is paid to the biological and social role of zygosity itself in determining survival across the...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Zugang: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0154774&type=printable |