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2 unusual facts about Genetic predisposition


Genetic predisposition

Predisposition is the capacity we are born with to learn things such as language and concept of self.

Predisposition

Genetic predisposition, a genetic effect which can identify individuals who may be predisposed to certain health problems



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Timothy Buie

With regard to the cause of autism, Buie said, in an interview with PBS NewsHour, that "there are over 100 suspect genes that are associated with a higher frequency of autism. So there is clearly an underlying genetic predisposition to this condition in many children. But the possibility that there is some environmental factor or some extrinsic factor that affects those children, I think, still needs to sit on the table."