[Variation of growth in monozygotic twins analyzed by longitudinal method]

On the base of a "genetic model" of MZ twins a longitudinal investigation was carried out during a period of 12 years. A global dimension - body height - and two basic body proportions - the frontal anterior length of the trunk and the length of the lower limb - were traced by the method of percentage deviation between the twin partners. During the whole period of growth, the global dimension are nearly equal, while the parts of the body, vary up to some limits.