The latest research has shown that children have their mother to thank for their intelligence and not the father, whose genes have no influence on the child's IQ.
Children inherit intelligence from their mother. So you have your mother to thank for your IQ, according to the latest research, which explains that yes intelligence comes from the X chromosome and since women have two (XX), and men only one (XY), the gene is much more likely to be passed down from the mother than from the father. And even if they are inherited from the father, this is for the sake of advanced cognitive functions turns off automatically. For the comfort of men, let us say that it is study by researchers from the University of Washington found that XY chromosomes contribute a lot to the physical development of the child.
At the same time, it should be added that intelligence is only determined to a certain extent by genes (from 40 to 60 percent), and the rest of the intelligence is not inherited, but dependent from the environment and personality traits of the individual. Intellectual development is strongly influenced by the emotional connection, especially contact with the mother is important here. If this one is tight, they have children stronger character and they know how to solve better challenging problems in life.
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It is also interesting to note that they have newborns, who inherit several genes from their mother at birth bigger head and bigger brain, but they are smaller in stature, and newborns with a greater number of paternal genes have smaller brains and are taller.
More about the study:
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