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Genetic and environmental contributions to variation in human tooth size
- Source :
- Heredity. June, 2001, Vol. 86 Issue 6, p685, 9 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Contributions of genetics and of the environment to variation in human tooth size are discussed. A significant effect of the environment shared by twins, uterine or early in life, was found for mesiodistal (MD) and buccolingual (BL) diameters of maxillary first molars. Significant non-additive genetic variation was seen in MD diameters of canines and first premolars. That would be consistent with selective pressures at some stage in human evolution.
Details
- ISSN :
- 0018067X
- Volume :
- 86
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Heredity
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.84321630