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genetic determinism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
ge-net-ic de-ter-min-ism
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hypothesis that an organism's genes (as opposed to social or environmental factors) determine psychological and behavioural traits.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

biological determinism

Frequently Paired Words

biologism biological determinism lookism heightism

Questions

What does genetic determinism mean?
The hypothesis that an organism's genes (as opposed to social or environmental factors) determine psychological and behavioural traits.

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