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Nature and nurture

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Robert Plomin  and
C. S. Bergeman
Robert Plomin
Affiliation:
Center for Developmental and Health Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, Electronic mail: plominpvq@psuvm.bitnet
C. S. Bergeman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 46556
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , September 1991 , pp. 414 - 427
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