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A STUDY OF THE HERITABILITY OF INTELLIGENCE IN SUDAN
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A STUDY OF THE HERITABILITY OF INTELLIGENCE IN SUDAN

Howida Sirelkhatim Abdalrahim Toto, Davide Piffer, Omar Haroun Khaleefa, Rogai Al-Sayed Al-Tayeb Bader, Salaheldin Farah Attallah Bakhiet, Richard Lynn and Yossry Ahmed Sayed Essa
Journal of biosocial science, Vol.51(2), pp.307-311
03/2019
PMID: 29789024

Abstract

Short Report
Intelligence was assessed using the Standard Progressive Matrices in 316 MZ and 550 same-sex DZ twins with a mean age of 10 years in Sudan. Heritability was estimated at 0.172 and shared environmental influences at 0.596.

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