Evidence for specificity of polygenic contributions to attainment in English, maths and science during adolescence
Abstract How well one does at school is predictive of a wide range of important cognitive, socioeconomic, and health outcomes. The last few years have shown marked advancement in our understanding of the genetic contributions to, and correlations with, academic attainment. However, there exists a ga...
Main Authors: | Georgina Donati, Iroise Dumontheil, Oliver Pain, Kathryn Asbury, Emma L. Meaburn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-02-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82877-y |
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