Editorial: The Advent of a Molecular Genetics of General Intelligence.

Weiss, Volkmar

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Publication Date: 1995

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Editorial: The Advent of a Molecular Genetics of General Intelligence.

Weiss, Volkmar

Intelligence, v20 n2 p115-24 Mar-Apr 1995

Raw IQ scores do not demonstrate the bell curve created by normalized scores, even the bell-shaped distribution does not require large numbers of underlying genes. Family data support a major gene locus of IQ. The correlation between glutathione peroxidase and IQ should be investigated through molecular genetics. (SLD)

Descriptors: Biological Influences, Genetics, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Molecular Biology, Racial Differences, Scores

Publication Type: Reference Materials - Directories/Catalogs; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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