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Still want Trophy Wives?

According to this page on the Cedar Crest College's website, an individual's intelligence is strongly influenced by his/her mother's genes, while the father's genes influence their emotional state more.

Some breakthrough research has suggested that imprinted genes have an integral role in the inheritance of intelligence. The investigation suggests that the "mother's genes play the dominant role in the development of the parts of her offsprings' brains that are responsible for intelligence. The father's genes, on the other hand, may shape ... the parts of their brains that influence emotional make-up" (Vines 34).

Although research continues to find out more about the imprinted genes that influence intelligence, one preliminary hypothesis is that the "mother's genes make the biggest contribution to the part of the brain that society values most - the cortex" (Vines 38), which is the portion of the brain that is responsible for intellectual skills such as language and the ability to plan ahead.

So all you rich guys out there who think a gorgeous dumb blonde would be perfect as your trophy wife, you might want to think twice if you want children! haha!

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Posted by CF at 12:05 AM