Twin Studies: Research in Genes, Teeth and Faces

• Main Author: Townsend, Grant C (auth)
• Other Authors: Pinkerton, Sandra K (auth), Rogers, James R (auth), Bockmann, Michelle R (auth), Hughes, Toby E (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University of Adelaide Press 2015
• Subjects: Dentistry; Medical anthropology; primary teeth; longitudinal study; history of twin research; dental features; oral health; craniofacial biology; epigenetic factors; path analysis; permanent teeth; next-generation sequencing; twins; dentition; fraternal twins; monozygotic; melbourne dental schoolcentre for orio-facial research and learning; teeth; dental morphology; dental; dizygotic; mirror imaging; twin zygosity; twin studies; adelaide dental school; genetic expression; sexual dimorphism; genetic factors; identical twins; model-fitting; heritability; Human tooth development; Molar (tooth); Tooth decay
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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.