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    It is not the case that Heritability statistics are descriptive population parameters with well-defined mathematical meaning, not causal claims about gene-environment separability in individuals.

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    • 1.Heritability estimates inherently require assumptions about gene-environment independence that themselves make causal claims about separability.
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    • 2.Scientists and policymakers routinely interpret heritability statistics as indicating what proportion of differences *are caused by* genes, not just statistical variance.
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    • 3.If heritability were purely descriptive without causal content, it would be scientifically sterile and unable to inform predictions about intervention outcomes.
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    • 1.Heritability (h²) is mathematically defined as VG/(VG+VE) in a specific population at a specific time, making it a descriptive statistic.
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    • 2.The same trait can have high heritability in one environment and low heritability in another, proving heritability doesn't describe gene-environment separability.
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    • 3.High heritability is compatible with traits being entirely environmentally determined (e.g., language spoken), showing heritability ≠ genetic determinism.
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