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Re:Biology is the New Tech: Letter from a conference on CRISPR by Iv on Saturday July 27, 2019 @10:15PM (#20545493)
And yet IQ (which is a pretty good proxy for intelligence) is a highly inheritable trait, as shown by several twin studies.

It is a fact that I had a hard time accepting, considering that it flies in the face of my beliefs about merit, hard work and the importance of education. These things are important, but genes play a huge role too.

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Re:Biology is the New Tech: Letter from a conference on CRISPR by justforyou on Sunday July 28, 2019 @10:44AM (#20547800)
>> And yet IQ (which is a pretty good proxy for intelligence) is a highly inheritable trait, as shown by several twin studies.

Given the tight coupling between culture and IQ tests, it's not necessarily proof of inheritability.

Twins raised in the same household have nearly identical cultural exposure.

(Unless the control is an adopted child of the same age, raised in the same household...)

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Re:Biology is the New Tech: Letter from a conference on CRISPR by ZhuanXia on Sunday July 28, 2019 @11:01AM (#20547885)
The twins were separated at birth.
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Re:Biology is the New Tech: Letter from a conference on CRISPR by justforyou on Sunday July 28, 2019 @12:01PM (#20548181)
I stand corrected.
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