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Comment
. 2009 Feb 10;106(6):1687-8.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0813169106. Epub 2009 Feb 4.

Genetic influences on social network characteristics

Matthew O Jackson  1
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Genetic influences on social network characteristics

Matthew O Jackson. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Author contribution: M.O.J. wrote the paper.

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1.
Percentage of variance in network characteristics explained by genetic and environmental factors. Based on SI Text and Table S1 of Fowler et al. (1).
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Comment on

  • Model of genetic variation in human social networks.
    Fowler JH, Dawes CT, Christakis NA. Fowler JH, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Feb 10;106(6):1720-4. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0806746106. Epub 2009 Jan 26. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009. PMID: 19171900 Free PMC article.

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