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The introduction of the twin method in clinical genetics is most often traced back to Galton (1876). According to Vogel and Motulsky, however, Galton did not correctly recognize the essential aspect of the method - namely the existence of two different twin types. Dareste, however, had already reported on the distinction between monozygotic and dizygotic twins in 1874 to the Société d’Antropologie (Vogel and Motulsky 1986).
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Franzek, E., Beckmann, H. (1999). General remarks on twin origination. In: Psychoses of the Schizophrenic Spectrum in Twins. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6353-5_2
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