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Perfect pitch
Article first published online: 5 JUN 2005
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320290405
Copyright © 1988 Wiley-Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company
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Profita, J., Bidder, T. G., Optiz, J. M. and Reynolds, J. F. (1988), Perfect pitch. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 29: 763–771. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320290405
Publication History
- Issue published online: 5 JUN 2005
- Article first published online: 5 JUN 2005
- Manuscript Revised: 2 DEC 1987
- Manuscript Received: 7 MAR 1987
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Keywords:
- perfect pitch;
- absolute pitch;
- family patterns;
- musical traits;
- genetic transmission
Abstract
Thirty-five subjects with perfect pitch, representing 19 families, were studied with a Perfect Pitch Questionnaire, which provided information on note-recognition capacity and musical exposure and training, as well as demographic characteristics. Perfect pitch was found to predominate in females and was detected at a very early age. The significant family incidence of the trait suggests the operation of genetic mechanisms concerning which speculations are presented.