Twin Studies in Craniofacial Genetics: A Review
- 1 April 1985
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research
- Vol. 34 (1-2) , 1-14
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0001566000004876
Abstract
A review of the literature on twin studies in craniofacial genetics is presented. The following areas are particularly dealt with: tooth form and size, tooth formation and eruption, dental arch and occlusion, facial form and size, and cleft lip and palate.Keywords
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