It's a hotly-debated topic for lots of families - who did the kids inherit their intelligence from?
Mums and dads like to joke that the positive traits their kids have come from them, whether it's smarts, good looks, sports skills or musical ability.
But there's actually a scientific reason kids inherit their intelligence from their mums - so sorry about that, dads.
Multiple studies show that the X chromosome is responsible for carrying intelligence.
Women have two of these chromosomes (XX) and men have only one (XY) - so they are twice as likely to pass down intelligence to their children than the fathers are.
So if you're looking for a way to solve the argument, mums, this could be it. There have been several studies that have sought to prove the theory over the years.
One study at the Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow, revealed that kids' IQs tend to be similar to their mothers'.
Researchers interviewed kids every year from the age of 14-22, taking into account various factors like education and socio-economic status.
They found that the best predictor of intelligence was their mothers - and the young people's IQs were only around 15 points different.
But not all scientists agree on this basic X chromosome principle.
Other researchers have highlighted genetics are not the only factor in determining a child's intelligence. According to Psychology Spot , it's estimated that 40-60% of intelligence is hereditary - the rest comes from our environment.
So mums and dads can both play an important role in their children's emotional and intellectual development by building confidence, playing and teaching them new skills.
Source: mirror.co.uk
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Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow,.........Glasgow, NO FURTHER COMMENT. If it was from John Hopkins et al., then I will comment.
Don't be Silly
Total lie. It can be both ways. I know a child who just have the talents of the father and not the mom. And yet there are also children who possess the talent of their mom. This is a seriously flawed research and is one of those misleading researches that just try to encourage the education of women using a lie. Make no mistake, education of women is very important and women are more likely to affect their child's performance because they spend more time with their kid. But I have seen Dads who spend more time training their kids and it is reported that those kids tend to be the best in the world. The training by a woman is different from a man and is a good reason. Women's training are very necessary from the early stages. But the training of a man in later stages is very critical