Heritability is a fraught topic. It comes up repeatedly on this weblog, but even long time readers can be confused as to its implications, as evidenced by the incorrect inferences made from their own ...

The definition of heritability has been unique and clear, but its estimation and estimates vary across studies. Linear mixed model (LMM) and Haseman–Elston (HE) regression analyses are commonly used ...

Heritability, defined as the proportion of phenotypic variation attributable to genetic variation, provides important information about the genetic basis of a trait. Existing heritability analysis ...

Despite years of research, the genetic factors behind many human diseases and characteristics remain unknown. The inability to find the complete genetic causes of family traits such as height or the ...

Sequencing nearly half a million genomes, researchers show that most additive genetic influences on height, lipids, and other complex traits are now directly measurable, while pinpointing ultra-rare ...

Kate Lynch receives funding from Macquarie University. Geneticists quantify the proportion that genes contribute using a heritability estimate, represented as h². When traits are claimed to be genetic ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Abstract: For many current issues in macroevolution and macroecology, it is important to know to what degree the attributes of species are ...

The relative importance of genetic factors in tinnitus is low, according to new research from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. This is the first large population-based study to measure the ...

According to a news feature from the journal Nature, shortsightedness could be on the rise because children are spending less time outdoors than they used to. In short: myopia has undergone a marked ...

The high heritability of exam grades reflects many genetically influenced traits such as personality, behavior problems, and self-efficacy and not just intelligence. The study looked at 13,306 twins ...