The winding roads to adulthood: A twin study.

Kaili RimfeldMargherita MalanchiniAmy E PackerAgnieszka GidzielaAndrea G AllegriniZiada AyorechEmily Smith-WoolleyAndrew McMillanRachel OgdenPhilip S DaleThalia C EleyRobert Plomin

Published in: JCPP advances (2021)

We conclude that even as the majority of individual differences in EA traits is explained by non-shared environmental factors, genetic influence on these traits is still substantial; the environmental uncertainties of emerging adulthood in the 21st century do not diminish the importance of genetics. As adolescents travel down long and winding roads to adulthood, their trip is substantially influenced by genetic proclivities that nudge them down different paths leading to different destinations.

Keyphrases

genome wide
depressive symptoms
early life
young adults
dna methylation
copy number
gene expression
human health