The correlation between reading and mathematics ability at age twelve has a substantial genetic component

The correlation between reading and mathematics ability at age twelve has a substantial genetic component

Dissecting how genetic and environmental influences impact on learning is helpful for maximizing numeracy and literacy. Here we show, using twin and genome-wide analysis, that there is a substantial genetic component to children's ability in reading and mathematics, and estimate that around one...

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Main Authors: Davis, O, Band, G, Pirinen, M, Haworth, C, Meaburn, E, Kovas, Y, Harlaar, N, Docherty, S, Hanscombe, K, Trzaskowski, M, Curtis, C, Strange, A, Freeman, C, Bellenguez, C, Su, Z, Pearson, R, Vukcevic, D, Langford, C, Deloukas, P, Hunt, S, Gray, E, Dronov, S, Potter, S, Tashakkori-Ghanbaria, A, Edkins, S, Bumpstead, S, Blackwell, J, Bramon, E, Brown, M, Casas, J, Corvin, A, Duncanson, A, Jankowski, J, Markus, H, Mathew, C, Palmer, C, Rautanen, A, Sawcer, S, Trembath, R, Viswanathan, A, Wood, N, Barroso, I, Peltonen, L, Dale, P, Petrill, SA, Schalkwyk, L, Craig, I, Lewis, C, Price, T, Donnelly, P, Plomin, R, Spencer, C, The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2014

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