 Falconer's formula (source code)

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= Falconer's formula
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Falconer's formula estimates narrow-sense heritability from monozygotic and dizygotic twin correlations:
$$
h^2=2(r_{\rm MZ}-r_{\rm DZ}).
$$
It relies on equal relevant environments and a dizygotic additive-genetic correlation of one half.

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