From which parents do children inherit intelligence: research by scientists — Tsikavinka
Scientists have found out from which parents children inherit intelligence
Intelligence, like other abilities of a child, is determined by hereditary factors and non-hereditary factors. According to scientists, intelligence is only 40-60% heredity, the rest depends on the influence of the environment. Scientists have long been interested in the question of who is the main one in these percentages – father or mother.
Scientists have found out that the child's intelligence is passed on from the mother
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have reported that it is the mother's genes that influence a child's mental abilities and intelligence. To test this, the researchers conducted an experiment on laboratory rats and injected an additional dose of maternal genes. As a result, the head and brain size of the experimental rats increased, but the body remained small. Rats that received an additional dose of male genes had smaller heads and large…