Maia, José António RibeiroSantos, DanielFreitas, Duarte Luís deThomis, Martine2021-09-202021-09-202012Maia, J. A. R., Santos, D., Freitas, D. L., & Thomis, M. (2013). Physical activity, physical fitness, gross motor coordination, and metabolic syndrome: focus of twin research in Portugal. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 16(1), 296-301. doi:10.1017/thg.2012.128http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/3642A very brief history of Portuguese twin research in sport and human movement sciences is presented. Recruitment procedures, zygosity determination, and phenotypes are given for twins and their parents from the mainland, and Azores and Madeira archipelagos. Preliminary findings are mostly related to physical activity, health-related physical fitness, gross motor coordination, neuromotor development, and metabolic syndrome traits.engPortugalTwinsPhysical activityPhysical fitnessGross motor coordinationMetabolic syndrome.Faculdade de Ciências Sociaisjournal article10.1017/thg.2012.128