Nature vs nurture

             Which dominates human behavior, Heredity or Environment?
             The heredity versus environment discussion has been a classic argument among experts for centuries. Currently, there is no clear conclusion to the argument; however, there are many theories. Researchers on both sides of this argument have been exploring this argument thoroughly. The purpose of this essay is to prove that the mental ability of a person is determined by his genetics, along with his environment, which affects it more.
             The nature side of the dispute says that a person maintains his mental ability only based on what he is born with genetically. In order to defend this side of the debate wholly we would establish that a person's environment plays no role in determining his mental ability.
             There are a couple of reasons for a person to think that genetics play a large part in a person's intelligence. When considering the biology of heredity, it is obvious that genes give humans their own physical equipment. Genes and chromosomes are passed on from each generation to the next. Thus, humans would have nothing to hand down biologically to their offspring without genetics and therefore the idea of genetics being meaningless is wrong.
             Twin studies are rendered on sets of twins; these include both identical twins and fraternal twins. They are conducted to determine the comparative influence of heritability and environment (Morris and Maisto 82)."These studies determine the heritability of a trait: to what extent the differences among individuals are due to genes, rather than to environmental factors such as upbringing, nutrition, and schooling" (Wright). "Recent twin research showed that the genetic contribution to happiness and stability are about 50% and 80%, respectively, while life events have only a transitory effect on happiness" (Segal 55). Segal's conception is not directly concerning human intelligence; yet, ...

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