We all play the genetic lottery - and the outcome matters a lot.
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Conceiving a child is like playing the lottery. Given any two parents, there are 70 trillion possible genetic combinations that any one of their children could inherit.
This genetic diversity can make siblings really different from one another, for instance, in terms of their education, income, and lifespan.
Any attempt to study or address inequality in society must consider the impact of genetic inequality.
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