more-inScientists have identified over 500 genes linked to intelligence after comparing DNA variations in more than 240,000 people from around the world. Some genes linked to intellectual ability are also associated with living longer, scientists found. Predict intelligence using DNAUsing these genetic discoveries, scientists predicted seven per cent of intelligence differences in an independent group of individuals using their DNA alone. “Our study identified a large number of genes linked to intelligence,” said David Hill from University of Edinburgh. “This study adds to what we know about which genes influence intelligence, and suggests that health and intelligence are related in part because some of the same genes influence them.”

Source: The Hindu March 13, 2018 13:18 UTC