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SUBMITTER: Rimfeld K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4512149 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rimfeld Kaili K Kovas Yulia Y Dale Philip S PS Plomin Robert R
Scientific reports 20150723
Research has shown that genes play an important role in educational achievement. A key question is the extent to which the same genes affect different academic subjects before and after controlling for general intelligence. The present study investigated genetic and environmental influences on, and links between, the various subjects of the age-16 UK-wide standardized GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) examination results for 12,632 twins. Using the twin method that compares ident ...[more]