I Q Is Genetically Transmitted in Individuals

The jury can still be out on this topic and we'll talk about that. height is among the most heritable things we've got. It's also like 60 to 80% predicted by a person's genes. The comparison we use in the book was drawn from Richard Lewonton, the geneticist. If you take a handful of genetically identical seed corn and plant one of those parts in Iowa and the other part in the Mojave Desert, you're going to get way different results. Has nothing whatsoever to do with the genetic content of the corn.