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In the genes, but which ones? Studies that linked specific genes to intelligence were largely wrong, experts say
February 24, 2012 by NewsBot
For decades, scientists have understood that there is a genetic component to intelligence, but a new study has found both that most of the genes thought to be linked to the trait are probably not in fact related to it, and identifying intelligence's specific genetic roots may still be a long way off.