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On the big list of causes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2023

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Eric Turkheimer*
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University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA ent3c@virginia.edu; https://uva.theopenscholar.com/eric-turkheimer
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Abstract

The methodological shift from twin studies to genome-wide association studies (GWASs) diminished estimates of true genetic causation underlying statistical heritability of behavioral differences. The sum total of causal genetic influence on behavior is not zero, but, (a) no one cited in the target article ever thought this was the case, and (b) there is still little known about concrete instances of genetic causation.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e205
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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