Research abstract

A Long Debate

Scientists have always debated on whether it was genes or our environment that shaped our behavior.

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There has been a long debate over the years over whether human behavior was shaped by genes, or by the environment around them. There has been a back and forth on it between everyone. It is being found out that genes and the environment are intertwined and both play a role with each other in life. Writing is one craft that is a staple of our culture, yet some people have a much harder time learning it.

Key takeaways

  1. Scientists have always been separated when it came to the belief of our genes and the environment shaping us.
  2. Reading is an example of how genes and the environment shape us.
  3. Genes and environment are interconnected with each other and each amplify each other.

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