Classic Episode: Genetics vs. Environment- Which Affects Us the Most

Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care

English - February 10, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 180 ratings
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How much of our personality traits, temperament, talents, health conditions, mental illness, and intelligence are controlled by our genes and how much by our environment? Which trumps in parenting: Nature vs. Nurture? What relevance does this have to us as parents? Host Dawn Davenport interviews Dr. Matt McGue, a behavioral and quantitative geneticist and director of the Minnesota Twin Study; and Dr. Kerry Jang, a Professor with the UBC Department of Psychiatry.

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