How Does DNA Predict Behavior?

The algorithm said that half of the 32 duos shared common physical traits and that nine of those have remarkably similar genes despite being unrelated. Things like whether someone went to college or if they smoked cigarettes often showed up the same within those pairs. This means that similar DNA not only tells us about how people look, but also what their habits are and how they behave. If expanded on, these findings could really affect research in different fields like biomedicine, evolution, and forensics.

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