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ERIC Number: EJ402424
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Gender Ratios in Children with Reading Disability and Their Affected Relatives: A Commentary.
DeFries, J. C.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v22 n9 p544-45 Nov 1989
A study applied the polygenic threshold model to previously reported differences in gender ratios among children with reading disabilities and close family members with similar disabilities. The results were found to be predictable with the model. (MSE)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Heredity, Models, Parents, Reading Difficulties, Sex Differences, Siblings
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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