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#353 - Robert Plomin - How Do Genes Influence Our Behaviour?
Modern Wisdom
The Second Misconception About Genetics
There are thousands of single gene disorders. If you have that mutation for Huntington's disease, you will die from Huntington's. These are hardwired deterministic, single gene necessary and sufficient disorders. However, when we get to psychological disorders and most common medical disorders, they're not like that. They're not due to a single gene. They're because of thousands of tiny DNA differences. And that changes the story from determinism to probabilistic propensities. It gives you a risk. So that's the second misconception. And go ahead.
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