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    The only legitimate exception to this limitation requires... — Carmelics
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    Supports→It is impossible to apportion the relative causal contributions of genes and environment to human traits

    The only legitimate exception to this limitation requires perfect or nearly perfect additivity between genotypic and environmental effects, such that differences among genotypes are the same in all environments and differences between environments are the same for all genotypes

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    additivity(Kolmogorov Axiom; breaks down at subatomic/quantum level)
    A property shared between probability measures and the concept of information, which holds at the macroscopic level but loses validity at the subatomic level in favor of a more subtle notion
    environmental effects(as used in biology and genetics)
    The way external conditions (like diet, climate, or upbringing) influence an organism's characteristics or behavior.
    genotypes(as used in genetics)
    The complete set of genetic instructions an organism inherits from its parents.

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    genotypic effects(as used in biology and genetics)
    The way an organism's inherited genetic traits influence its characteristics or behavior.
    interaction (in genetics)(as used in biology and genetics)
    When two factors like genes and environment don't simply add up, but instead influence each other in complex ways that change the final result.

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    But notice the waffle words used by Watson and on the cover of Life: “in large measure” and “mostly in your genes.” Everyone is an interactionist these days, in some sense of “interaction.” Genes and environment, or nature and nurture, are recognized both to be necessary for development: by themselves, genes can’t determine or do anything. Yet, theorists still seem to give the nod to one or the other, suggesting that it is mostly genes or mostly the environment, mostly nature or mostly nurture,

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