Thread: Eugenics
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Old 09-07-2006, 11:58 AM
Darryl_P Darryl_P is offline
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Default Re: Eugenics

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In the Ashkenazi jew thread I mentioned that they have higher test scores but also lots of inherited neurological diseases and some people believe the two are related.

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Sounds like a reasonable theory. It could be that their breeding customs in the past led to higher variance in IQ, followed by selection in favor of the high side.
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