Education World – Nicole Gorman
“”A first-of-its-kind, nationally representative study of siblings supports previously published research on unrelated individuals that links specific genotypes to educational attainment among adults in their mid-20s to early 30s,” said Phys.org. The authors of the study used genome-wide data from 1,594 siblings to arrive at their conclusion that supports genetic factors having an influence on education. “In another key finding, the study also documented for the first time that polygenic scores across a broad population sample, going beyond siblings, are associated with social environmental differences,” the article said.”(more)