How many contributing alleles are there to intelligence in polygenic inheritence?

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How many contributing alleles are there to intelligence in polygenic inheritence?

just curious

2007-02-01 11:51:11 · 2 answers · asked by pleasehelp 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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No one knows hte answer to that question- but we speculate that intelligence is a trait which not only has huge amounts of genetic factors, but numerous environmental factors too. If there is a genetic basis for intelligence, the number of alleles would have to be considerable to account for it.

2007-02-08 17:42:39 · answer #1 · answered by kz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No one knows the answer to that question. Intelligence as a polygenic trait relies on a great many genetic factors as well as environmental influences.

2007-02-01 12:35:10 · answer #2 · answered by Gene Guy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋