Twin studies : research in genes, teeth and faces / by Grant C Townsend, Sandra K Pinkerton, James R Rogers, Michelle R Bockmann, and Toby E Hughes, School of Dentistry, the University of Adelaide
Published
Adelaide, South Australia : University of Adelaide Press, [2015]
A tour of the mouth -- A historical perspective -- Phases of research involving twin studies of teeth and faces -- Cohort 1, teeth and faces of South Australian teenage twins -- Cohort 2, a longitudinal study of dental and facial development in Australian twins and their families -- Cohort 3, tooth emergence and oral health in Australian twins and their families -- Publications and theses relating to the Adelaide twin studies
Summary
This volume is about an ongoing long-term research initiative led by researchers from the School of Dentistry at the University of Adelaide. The aim of this book is to provide an overview of the studies of the teeth and faces of Australian twins and their families that have extended over more than thirty years
Analysis
twins
twin studies
dental
teeth
history of twin research
craniofacial biology
longitudinal study
dental features
dental morphology
dentition
oral health
path analysis
model-fitting
genetic expression
next-generation sequencing
primary teeth
permanent teeth
genetic factors
epigenetic factors
heritability
monozygotic
dizygotic
adelaide dental school
melbourne dental schoolcentre for orio-facial research and learning
identical twins
fraternal twins
mirror imaging
sexual dimorphism
twin zygosity
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (OAPEN, viewed July 18, 2016)
