| 单词 | genetic determinism |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgenetic determinism genetic determinism n. the determination of a process or effect by genes; spec. the attribution of sole or excessive importance to genes in the determination of intelligence, behaviour, development, etc. ΚΠ 1934 Jrnl. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 29 Suppl. 63 Even if one were to admit a certain measure of non-specificity in environment, that will not justify the conclusion of genetic determinism in ontogenetic development. 1966 Science 10 June 1472/2 The evidence showed that in both cases protein synthesis is subject to a double genetic determinism: on the one hand, by structural genes..; on the other hand, by regulatory genes. 1990 E. Harth Dawn of Millennium iv. 68 The political right stands for genetic determinism, convinced that the laws of inheritance bestow upon some of us superior intelligence and moral rectitude and condemn others to mediocrity or worse. 2001 Daily Tel. 9 Feb. 17/6 Prof Collins gave a warning against genetic determinism, the mistaken belief that all human characteristics can be boiled down to DNA. < as lemmas |
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