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Are we born to succeed or are we made to succeed?

Genes and society shape each other. This comic, based on our Nature Human Behaviour article, shows how social inequality leaves genetic traces — and how social structures and genetics are linked across generations.

Published in Social Sciences, Genetics & Genomics, and Behavioural Sciences & Psychology

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Abdel Abdellaoui
Geneticist, Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Are we born to succeed or are we made to succeed?
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Socio-economic status is a social construct with heritable components and genetic consequences - Nature Human Behaviour

Abdellaoui et al. synthesize genomic evidence on the link between socio-economic status and heredity. They show how social stratification may create selection pressures, meaning that individuals are clustered in distinct environments. This may have consequences for genetic architectures and social inequality.

This comic, inspired by our new Nature Human Behaviour article, offers an accessible introduction to how social structures and genetics shape each other—and how this leaves marks on genetic architectures.

With wonderful art by Lizah van der Aart (lizahvanderaart.com).

Take a look — and if you want more, the full article awaits here: https://rdcu.be/efacK

Read our article here: https://rdcu.be/efacK

More from Lizah van der Aart: lizahvanderaart.com

Go to the profile of Abdel Abdellaoui
Abdel Abdellaoui
Geneticist, Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Dr. Abdel Abdellaoui is a geneticist from Amsterdam studying the relationship between DNA and human behaviour.

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Social Inequality
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