Nature, Nurture and Human Diversity: Introduction

To what extent are we shaped by our heredity (nature) and to what degree by our life history ( nurture)?

Genes provide the blueprints that design both the universal human attributes and our individual traits. Behavior geneticists study the origin of our individual differences. By using twin, adoption and temperament studies, they assess the inheritability of various traits and disorders.

 Which do you think contributes more to who we are - nature or nurture?