Heritability and Genetic Causation.

The method in human genetics of ascribing causal responsibility to genotype by the use of heritability estimates has been heavily criticized over the years. It has been argued that these estimates are rarely valid and do not trace genetic causation. Recent contributions strike back at this criticism...

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Published in:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 72; no. 5; pp. 699 - 710
Main Author:	Oftedal, Gry
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press Dec2005
Subjects:	Human genetics Human biology Physical anthropology Causation (Philosophy) Heredity Genetic research Lewontin, Richard, 1929-2021 Sesardic, Neven
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