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Gene Variants Linked to Success at School Prove Divisive


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Genetic differences

Genetic differences explain just 3.2% of the variation in educational achievement between people.

Credit: Tim Smith/Panos

The largest-ever genetics study in the social sciences has turned up dozens of DNA markers that are linked to the number of years of formal education an individual completes.

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