Genetic factors in cephalo facial measurements at birth as revealed by new born-parent correlations.
Father-mother and newborn-parent correlations have been obtained for twelve selected cephalofacial measurements. Newborn-parent correlations were significant for almost all the twelve measurements, indicating a strong genetic component and were of the order 30 to 60 percent of known adult correlations. Role of X-linked factors were indicated for facial and nasal measurements. Maternal factors were influencing almost all the traits. Stepwise multiple regression analysis, involving a total of fifteen independent variables, also revealed similar role of genetic factors.
D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D014960:X Chromosome