Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Russell Sage-Supported Study Explores Effects of Education Level On Genetic Make-Up of US Population
While the latter half of the 20th century showed a widening gap between the more and less educated with respect to marriage and fertility, this trend has not significantly altered the genetic makeup of subsequent generations, a team of researchers has found.
The study, headed by NYU sociologist Dalton Conley, appears in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The research was supported by the Russell Sage Foundation as well as by grants from the National Institute on Aging...