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genetic determinism

genetic determinism noun: the hypothesis that an organism's genes (as opposed to social or environmental factors) determine psychological and behavioural traits.

Noun

genetic determinism (uncountable)

  1. The hypothesis that an organism's genes (as opposed to social or environmental factors) determine psychological and behavioural traits.

Questions about genetic determinism

What does genetic determinism mean?
Genetic determinism means the hypothesis that an organism's genes (as opposed to social or environmental factors) determine psychological and behavioural traits.
What part of speech is genetic determinism?
Genetic determinism is a noun.

Words near genetic determinism in the dictionary

  1. genetic bottlenecks
  2. genetic code
  3. genetic codes
  4. genetic dead end
  5. genetic dead ends
  6. genetic determinism
  7. genetic disorder
  8. genetic disorders
  9. genetic diversity
  10. genetic drift
  11. genetic drifts

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