Behavioral Genetics

Behavioral Genetics
ISBN-10
1429205776
ISBN-13
9781429205771
Series
Behavioral Genetics
Category
Psychology
Pages
532
Language
English
Published
2008-02-22
Publisher
Macmillan
Authors
Robert Plomin, John C. DeFries, Gerald E. McClearn

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This book provides an overview of human and animal behavioral genetics and examines the crossroads where the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and genetics intersect.

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