Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
The same genes drive maths and reading ability, research suggests.
Around half of the genes that influence a child's aptitude for reading also play a role in how easily they learn maths, say scientists.
The study of 12-year-old British twins from 3,000 families, reported in Nature Communications, adds to the debate about the role of genes in education.
An education expert said the work had little relevance for public policy as specific genes had not been identified.
Past research suggests both nature and nurture have a similar impact on how children perform in exams.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28211676
Around half of the genes that influence a child's aptitude for reading also play a role in how easily they learn maths, say scientists.
The study of 12-year-old British twins from 3,000 families, reported in Nature Communications, adds to the debate about the role of genes in education.
An education expert said the work had little relevance for public policy as specific genes had not been identified.
Past research suggests both nature and nurture have a similar impact on how children perform in exams.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28211676