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A method is introduced to test the hypothesis that both the phenotypic means and the phenotypic covariances can be modeled with the same common genetic and environmental factors. LISREL can be used to implement the method. An illustration is given with simulated twin data.
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This work was aided by Nato Grant 86/0823 and grants from the Belgian National Fund, the State University of Gent, and the Catholic University of Leuven.
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Dolan, C.V., Molenaar, P.C.M. & Boomsma, D.I. LISREL analysis of twin data with structured means. Behav Genet 19, 51–62 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01065883
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