Genome-wide Study Discovers Thousands of Variants Tied to Personality, But DNA Isn’t Destiny
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A large-scale GWAS across about 1.14 million people identified roughly 1,260 genetic variants linked to the Big Five personality traits, but these variants collectively explain only about 7.4–10.6% of individual differences and predict less than 4% in new groups, underscoring that genetics influence personality at the population level while environmental factors largely shape individual differences.
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