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Children inherit their intelligence from mums not dads - Study
Children inherit their intelligence from mums not dads - Study

Children inherit their intelligence from mums not dads - Study

It's a hotly-debated topic for lots of families - who did the kids inherit their intelligence from?


Mums and dads like to joke that the positive traits their kids have come from them, whether it's smarts, good looks, sports skills or musical ability.

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But there's actually a scientific reason kids inherit their intelligence from their mums - so sorry about that, dads.

Multiple studies show that the X chromosome is responsible for carrying intelligence.

Women have two of these chromosomes (XX) and men have only one (XY) - so they are twice as likely to pass down intelligence to their children than the fathers are.

So if you're looking for a way to solve the argum

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