Genetic influence on intergenerational educational attainment

Abstract

Using twin (6,105 twin pairs) and genomic (5,825 unrelated individuals) analyses, we tested for genetic influences on the parent-offspring correspondence in educational attainment. Genetics accounted for nearly half of the... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Ziada Ayorech (King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience)
  2. Eva Krapohl (King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience)
  3. Robert Plomin (King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience)
  4. Sophie Von Stumm (Goldsmith's University of London)

Topic Area

Cognition: Education, Intelligence, Memory, Attention

Session

1C-OS » Educational Attainment (10:30 - Thursday, 29th June, Forum)

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