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by tsmffh 3676 days ago
> (which isn't even a quality commanded to a significant degree by genetics)

Evidence?

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The figure most often quoted is 0.5 for inheritability of intelligence (doi:10.1007/BF01067188), and don't forget this means genetic+environmental factors. Inheritability of wealth of course depends on the specfic society, but the figure of 0.7 was quoted by another commenter below.