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Chapter Two - Nature More than Nurture

The Impact of Genetics on Intelligence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2023

Richard J. Haier
Richard J. Haier
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University of California, Irvine
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Chapter 2 epigraph the overwhelming evidence that there are major genetic influences on intelligence and its development. Conclusive studies from quantitative and molecular genetics leave no doubt about this. Since genes always work through biological mechanisms, there must be a neurobiological basis for intelligence, even when there are environmental influences on those mechanisms. Polygenic scores based on DNA can predict IQ.

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The Neuroscience of Intelligence , pp. 40 - 74
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Nature More than Nurture
  • Richard J. Haier, University of California, Irvine
  • Book: The Neuroscience of Intelligence
  • Online publication: 13 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009295055.004
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  • Nature More than Nurture
  • Richard J. Haier, University of California, Irvine
  • Book: The Neuroscience of Intelligence
  • Online publication: 13 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009295055.004
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  • Nature More than Nurture
  • Richard J. Haier, University of California, Irvine
  • Book: The Neuroscience of Intelligence
  • Online publication: 13 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009295055.004
Available formats
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