An ADE model is a genetic model for
twin studies
Twin studies are studies conducted on Identical twin, identical or Fraternal twin, fraternal twins. They aim to reveal the importance of environmental and genetics, genetic influences for traits, phenotypes, and disorders. Twin research is consid ...
which includes
dominance genetic effects.
''A'' stands for
''additive'' genetic effects, ''D'' for non-additive genetic (or
''dominance'') effects, and ''E'' for nonshared ''environment'' effects.
[Douglas A. Raynor ''et al''. (2002). "Covariation of Psychosocial Characteristics Associated With Cardiovascular Disease: Genetic and Environmental Influences".]
See also
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ACE model
The ACE model is a statistical model commonly used to analyze the results of twin and adoption studies. This classic behaviour genetic model aims to partition the phenotypic variance into three categories: additive genetic variance (A), common ( ...
References
Twin studies
Quantitative genetics
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