It’s genetic, part 3: Inherited Tendencies and Sensitivities
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It’s genetic, part 3: Inherited Tendencies and Sensitivities

This is the third of three posts on how to answer the question ‘is it genetic?’ While the first post discussed spontaneous changes that just happen(genetic conditions), and the second discussed specific known hereditary genetic mutations, this third post digs into hereditary conditions, which are likely influenced by our genes, but either is the result…

It’s genetic, part 2: Testable Inheritable Conditions
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It’s genetic, part 2: Testable Inheritable Conditions

This is the second of three posts on how to answer the question ‘is it genetic?’ While the first post discussed spontaneous changes that just happen, as exemplified by the loss or addition of chromosomes, this second post digs into what many people tend to focus on with the ‘is it genetic’ question: traits that…