Genetics of intelligence

被引:166
作者
Deary, Ian J.
Spinath, Frank M.
Bates, Timothy C.
机构
[1] Univ Edinburgh, Dept Psychol, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, Midlothian, Scotland
[2] Univ Saarland, Differentielle Psychol & Psychol Diagnost, D-6600 Saarbrucken, Germany
关键词
IQ; intelligence; heritability; environment; twins; adoption;
D O I
10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201588
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
This article provides an overview of the biometric and molecular genetic studies of human psychometric intelligence. In the biometric research, special attention is given to the environmental and genetic contributions to specific and general cognitive ability differences, and how these differ from early childhood to old age. Special mention is also made of multivariate studies that examine the genetic correlation between intelligence test scores and their correlates such as processing speed, birth weight and brain size. After an overview of candidate gene associations with intelligence test scores, there is a discussion of whole-genome linkage and association studies, the first of which have only recently appeared.
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页码:690 / 700
页数:11
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