Genetic Effects: It is well known that the habits and genetic conditions of children are influenced by the genes of the parents. But, according to a recent study, the educational success of children is also influenced by the genes of the parents. According to new research from University College London, a child's educational success depends on the genes of his parents, which are inherited as well as those that are not inherited. This study has been published in 'The American Journal of Human Genetics.
Studies confirm that genes directly inherited by a person are most likely to contribute to their achievements in education. Genes from parents that are not directly inherited by the children yet may have shaped the parents' own education level and subsequently influence the lifestyle and family environment they provide for their children Yes, they are also very important.
Those genes can affect how well a person performs in school and beyond. Children are similar to their parents by nature (the genes they inherit) and nurture (the environment in which they grow up). What is worth noting is that these nature and nurture effects are intertwined.
Symptoms in children affect:
Each parent passes half of their genes to their children. Although their other half of the genes are not passed on to the children, they continue to influence the traits of the parents and eventually the traits in their children. For example, parents with a high genetic predisposition to learning may be more interested in activities, such as reading, which, in turn, nurture learning in their offspring. When a parent's genes influence the outcomes for their offspring by shaping the environment they provide, the concept is called genetic nutrition. It explains how the genes of parents indirectly characterize their children.
The polygenic scoring method used:
For the study, researchers reviewed and analyzed 12 studies in multiple countries. It also studied the effect of millions of genetic variants on educational attainment in nearly forty thousand parent-child pairs using a method called polygenic scoring. The researchers found that genetic nutrition had about half the effect of genetic inheritance on children's educational success. Genetic nutritional effects elicited by polygenic scores across studies demonstrated at least 1.28 percent variation in educational outcomes, while direct genetic effects showed at least 2.89 percent variation in educational outcomes.
Genetic nutritional effects of father and mother are similar:
The researchers said the findings are an underestimate, because while polygenic scores capture only a fraction of heredity in educational outcomes, true genetic effects may be many times greater, but direct genetic effects will probably be about twice as high as genetic nutritional effects. . According to lead researcher Dr. Jean-Baptiste Pingault, we found that genetic nutrition has a significant impact on a child's academic achievement. We also found that the genetic nutritional effects of father and mother were similar. It is clear that both parents are equally involved in shaping and promoting a conducive environment for the child's learning.
