title: Twin and family studies are actually more important than ever.
abstract: Charney argues that the presence of inherited epigenetic effects makes twin, family, and adoption studies obsolete. This argument relies on both a faulty characterization of these studies and indirect comparisons of DNA and "neogenetic" factors. I argue that twin and family studies will in fact serve a necessary and vital role in the study of epigenetic and neogenetic processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. burts@msu.edu
authors.forename: S Alexandra
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Burt
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005824:Genetics, Behavioral; D023281:Genomics; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy